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

There was nothing in that direction but broken pavement, strewn with weeds and trash the Bear Clan Patrol didn’t let the youths clean up.

From Literature

AFP footage from the scene showed police officers, rescuers and military personnel on a street strewn with rubble.

From Barron's

The downtown flattened out to weedy lots strewn between plain brick and wooden clapboard buildings.

From Literature

Some have turned into little underground villages, with families living in tents and children’s toys strewn about.

From The Wall Street Journal

They fell out at the first corner and one was hit by Norris, leaving the track strewn with debris and causing the session to be stopped.

From BBC

Related Words

• intermittent
• isolated
• occasional
• sporadic