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scattershot

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scat·ter·shot  (sktr-sht)
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.1.scattershot - covering a wide range in a haphazard way
indiscriminating, undiscriminating - not discriminating
Translations
scattershot [ˈskætəʃɒt] ADJ the money has been spent in scattershot fashion → el dinero se ha gastado sin ton ni son
the message is somewhat scattershot → el mensaje es muy poco consistente
scattershot
adj → oberflächlich; the money has been spent in a scattershot fashion → das Geld ist nach dem Gießkannenprinzip or ziemlich willkürlich ausgegeben worden
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