littered
Left debris everywhere
Littered describes a surface covered with scattered objects, usually trash or debris: The beach was littered with plastic bottles.
It extends to any disorderly scattering: Her desk was littered with papers.
A field littered with bodies suggests aftermath of violence.
For animals, littered means having given birth to a litter of offspring.
Discarded waste material
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- refuseReject or garbage
- junkWorthless discarded items
waste · trash · detritus · discarded · dumped · landfill · flotsam · scrap
Spread irregularly about
- strewnSpread irregularly about
- spreadTo distribute widely
- dottedMarked with small points
- pepperedScattered thickly upon
sprinkled · covered · bestrewn · interspersed · dispersed · speckled · flecked · studded
Lacking order or neatness
- untidyLacking neatness or order
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
disheveled · haphazard · scattered · crowded · cramped · disarray · tangled · muddled
Made impure by contact
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- fouledMade dirty or entangled
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- befouledMade extremely dirty
soiled · defiled · spoiled · blighted · marred · degraded · ruined · despoiled
Left behind completely
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
vacant · desolate · uninhabited · unattended · overgrown · rundown · dilapidated · decaying
garbage
Discarded waste material
junk · waste · trash · detritus · discarded · dumped · landfill · flotsam · scrap · remnants
scattered
Spread irregularly about
peppered · sprinkled · covered · bestrewn · interspersed · dispersed · speckled · flecked · studded · splashed
messy
Lacking order or neatness
- untidyLacking neatness or order
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
disorganized · disheveled · haphazard · scattered · crowded · cramped · disarray · tangled · muddled · sloppy
contaminated
Made impure by contact
befouled · soiled · defiled · spoiled · blighted · marred · degraded · ruined · despoiled · trashed
abandoned
Left behind completely
deserted · vacant · desolate · uninhabited · unattended · overgrown · rundown · dilapidated · decaying · blighted
- litter boxIndoor pet waste receptacle
- cat litterAbsorbent box material
- kitty litterAbsorbent granules for pets
- litter boxesIndoor pet waste receptacles
- runt of the litterSmallest animal born together
- pick of the litterBest available option
litter, litters, littering, litterer, litterers, litterbug, litterbugs