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[ adjective ] spread out irregularly

Synonyms

sprawling sprawly

Examples

"sat sprawled in the big armchair" "the sprawling suburbs" "a big sprawly city"

Used in print

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

Scotty 's father sat sprawled in his chair , angular , alert as a cricket , looking about at the huge stainless-steel appointments of the room with an expression of proprietorship .

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

Again Katie reared , and now , wickedly , he compelled her to bring her hooves down again_and_again upon the sprawled figure of the stranger .

Related terms

extended

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