scattershot
[ skat-er-shot ]
/ ˈskæt ərˌʃɒt /
adjective
delivered over a wide area and at random; generalized and indiscriminate: a scattershot attack on the proposed program.
Origin of scattershot
First recorded in 1960–65; adj. use of
scatter shot
Words nearby scattershot
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scattergood,
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scattersite housing,
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British Dictionary definitions for scattershot
scattershot
/ (ˈskætəˌʃɒt) /
adjective
random; haphazard
their approach to conservation is scattershot and unscientific