interspersedadj.
/ɪntəˈspəːst/ Scattered, or placed here and there, between or among other things; dispersedly mingled.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > scattered among other things
interspersed1664
intersprinkled1898
1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 133 The particles..with interspersed Vacuities.
a1711 T. Ken Edmund in Wks. (1721) II. xi. 332 Short Sleeps, and watchful Care, Alternated with interspersed Prayer.
1863 C. Lyell Geol. Evid. Antiq. Man 12 Large heaps of oysters, and other marine shells, with interspersed stone implements.
Derivatives
interˈspersedly adv. /-ɪdlɪ/ in an interspersed manner; here and there among other things.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adverb] > here and there among other things
interspersedly1664
interstitially1794
1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 119 Aetherial Atoms may be interspersedly diffused through all our Elements.
1861 G. M. Musgrave By-roads in Picardy 241 Producing corn, flax, and beet-root, interspersedly with carrots, potatoes, and dwarf beans.
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