strewn

American  

[stroon] / strun /

Also strewed

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.

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verb

1. a past participle of strew.

Other Word Forms

• unstrewed adjective
• unstrewn adjective

Etymology

Origin of strewn

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

Example Sentences

A tour of the home given to Rai showed a wood-burning stove in a kitchen, colourful children's beds covered with stuffed animals, and Christmas lights strewn about the home.

From Barron's

“Expensive Basketball” is an encyclopedic romp through hoops history, footnotes strewn throughout like so many perimeter ball screens, threads blissfully unconnected.

From The Wall Street Journal

It's not just rubbish from homes that ends up strewn across the streets, it's waste from local businesses too.

From BBC

Video filmed at the campsite shows fallen trees, debris strewn across the ground and vehicles with broken windows.

From BBC

People nearby said the street was strewn with broken glass and blood.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• intermittent
• isolated
• occasional
• sporadic