Meaning scattershot
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scattershot


1959, figurative use of term for a kind of gun charge meant to broadcast the pellets when fired (1940), from scatter (v.) + shot (n.).
Source: etymonline.com

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scattershot


(adj) covering a wide range in a haphazard way
Source: beedictionary.com

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scattershot


Covering a broad range in a random and unsystematic way.
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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