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Scattershot

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Covering a wide range in a random way; indiscriminate: "his habit of scattershot comment on whatever issue catches his eye” ( Howell Raines).

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adj. Covering a broad range in a random and unsystematic way.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. covering a wide range in a haphazard way

Word Usage

"This Romans-to-NASA section of the book prompts a gee-whiz reaction (and the wistful hope that it 's true), and Mr. Kelly has plenty of other nuggets to pass along — delivered mostly in scattershot fashion."

Equivalent

undiscriminating indiscriminating

Cross Reference

scattergun

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