strewn

Also strewed

[stroon]

adjective

1. covered or overspread with something scattered or sprinkled (used in combination).

   We saw men, women, and children scavenging for recyclables, both in the actual dump site and along the garbage-strewn streets of the city.

2. dropped in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scattered.

   The dancers led a candlelight procession through the district, following a path of strewn marigold petals.

verb

1. a past participle of strew.

Other Word Forms

• unstrewed adjective
• unstrewn adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of strewn¹

First recorded in 1610–20 as a verb, and in 1725–35 as an adjective

Example Sentences

Aerial footage broadcast by US media showed smoldering debris at the factory in Hickman County, Tennessee, with charred and mangled vehicles strewn across the facility.

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The claim was swiftly derided by experts who said the main study cited by proponents of this theory was strewn with errors and it was yet another example of Kennedy's penchant for "pseudoscience."

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Macron entered a political minefield, strewn with tension between anti- and pro-independence groups on the archipelago.

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One night, Nania said, he came home late and found his clothes strewn across the front lawn, he said.

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He said he checked neighbouring Bogo town and saw solar lamps casting a dim glow over streets strewn with boulders.

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Related Words

• intermittent 
• isolated 
• occasional 
• sporadic