Strowed

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have placed various items in a disorganized fashion across a space
2. To have distributed objects in a careless and chaotic manner throughout an area
3. To have scattered or spread objects loosely and messily over a surface

Etymology: "Strowed" is the simple past of "strow," an older variant of "strew," meaning to scatter things about, often carelessly. Its past form is "strowed," with the regular "-ed" ending, while "strewed" follows the same pattern and is now the more common spelling. Both forms of the verb trace back through the same root, so the choice between them is a matter of spelling rather than meaning.

Synonyms: scattered, spread, dispersed