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Scattered vs Askew - What's the difference?

scattered | askew |

As adjectives the difference between scattered and askew

is that scattered is randomly distributed while askew is turned or twisted to one side.

As a verb scattered

is (scatter).

As an adverb askew is

tilted to one side.

scattered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (scatter)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Randomly distributed.
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  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.}}
  • (meteorology, of clouds) covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
  • (meteorology, of precipitation) affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.
  • Derived terms

    * nonscattered * scatteredly * scatteredness * unscattered

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    askew

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Adjective

    (head)
  • Turned or twisted to one side.
  • (figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.
  • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • tilted to one side.
  • He wore his hat askew
  • with disapproval
  • to look askew

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