verb
- past tense of smatter; to have superficial knowledge of something
Usage: often used with ‘with’
Examples
- He smattered in several languages but couldn’t hold a real conversation in any.
- She had smattered with painting as a child but never pursued it seriously.
- The student smattered through various subjects without focusing on one.
- His resume showed he had smattered in many fields but excelled in none.
- They smattered with different hobbies over the years.
- The course smattered over too many topics to cover any in depth.