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dispersedly

dispersedly

6.5
In a scattered way across an area, not in one place
  • adverb
  • /dɪsˈpɜrsɪdli/
translation icon : dispersamente
  • Birds often nest dispersedly, making it harder for predators to find them.

Examples

  • During the festival, the lights were hung dispersedly throughout the park, creating a magical atmosphere.

  • "For they lived dispersedly, as was the manner in ancient times.

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  • The seeds were planted dispersedly across the field to allow for better growth.

Synonyms

all over the place
vsdispersedly
  • Informal
283 4.8

In a confused, disorganized way with things or thoughts scattered

is scattered spatially without implying confusion or disorder
sparsely
vsdispersedly
15 4.6

With few people or things in a large area

is scattered but emphasizes low density, not just spread
diffusely
vsdispersedly
7.5

In a way that spreads out over a wide area rather than staying in one place

is scattered but not focused on wide area specifically
stragglingly
vsdispersedly
9.5

In an uneven, untidy way that spreads out

is scattered but lacks the sense of irregular untidiness
heterogeneously
vsdispersedly
7.7

In a way that has different parts

is scattered in place rather than varied in its parts

How Widely

ubiquitously
1 8.2
widely
388 1.0
dispersedly
6.5
patchily
6.6
locally
127 1.4
narrowly
68 4.1

Surface Forms

dispersedly positive

Morphology

dispersedly = dispersed (transparent) = disperse + ed + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'dispersed' (from 'disperse'), producing a straightforward manner adverb.

Etymology

Dispersedly comes from Latin parts dis- 'apart' and sperse 'to scatter', and you can see the same idea in the English word scatter or sparse. So dispersedly means doing something in a 'spread-out' or 'scattered' way, not all together in one place.