scattered (part. adj.) Copy link Outline 1. rārus (far apart)2. expr. by passim (in all directions) • scattered (part. adj.): 1. rārus (far apart): limited and widely s. districts, loci r. ac angusti, Cic. Rep. 6, 19. 2. expr. by passim (in all directions): cf. Virg. Aen. 4, 162. See also verb.