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sprawling

spraw·ling

US/ˈsprɔlɪŋ/ rare

noun

1.

an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

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adjective

1.

spread out irregularly

  • “sat sprawled in the big armchair”
  • “the sprawling suburbs”
  • “a big sprawly city”
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2.

spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different directions

  • “sprawling handwriting”
  • “straggling branches”
  • “straggly hair”
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