# littered

Pronunciation: US say "LIT-urd" /ˈlɪɾ.ɚd/; UK say "LIT-uhd" /ˈlɪt.əd/

## Adjective

1. Covered with litter, especially trash that has been carelessly thrown down or left lying about.
   - Simple: Covered with trash that people have dropped or left lying around.
   - _The littered roadside stretched for miles past the abandoned rest stop._
   - _Volunteers spent the weekend restoring the littered riverbank to its former state._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of litter. — simple past and past participle of litter
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of litter. Use this form when talking about something that already happened.
   - _Storms littered the coastline with driftwood and tangled seaweed._
   - _By midnight the revelers had littered every corner of the plaza._

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