scatteringly

/ˈskætərɪŋli/
adverb
  1. In a way that is spread out or occurs at irregular intervals; not continuously or densely.
    • The houses were scatteringly placed along the coastline, miles apart.
    • Applause came scatteringly from the audience, never building into a roar.
    • Data points were scatteringly distributed across the graph, with no clear pattern.
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