desperdigado

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Spanish

Etymology

From desperdigar.

Adjective

desperdigado (feminine desperdigada, masculine plural desperdigados, feminine plural desperdigadas)

  1. scattered, all over the place
    ¡Todo en la casa quedó desperdigado por doquier después del tornado!
    Everything in the house was scattered all over the place after the tornado struck!
    • 2017, Shane Hegarty, "La explosión de los mundos (Las aventuras de Finn en Bocanegra 2)", unnumbered page:
      Desde que la tienda del señor Glad voló por los aires, mi padre ha rescatado lo que ha podido entre los escombros. Podría decirse que encontré todo esto desperdigado por ahí.
      Ever since Mr. Glad's tent flew in the air, my father has rescued what he has been able to find in the mist of the debris. One could say that I found all of this scattered over there.

Participle

desperdigado (feminine desperdigada, masculine plural desperdigados, feminine plural desperdigadas)

  1. past participle of desperdigar

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