: having a scattered covering of something
a path bestrewn with flowers/pebbles
a table bestrewn with papers
In my day the little hill on which the Washington Monument stands was still bestrewn with large chips of marble left by the builders.—
H. L. Mencken
H. L. MenckenI expected it to be a dive, dark and dank and bestrewn.—Ian Frazier
Ian Frazier(figurative) … is bestrewn with critical jargon and pomposities …—Peter Kemp
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“Bestrewn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestrewn. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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