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Sprawly
see synonyms of sprawlyAdjective
1. sprawly
spread out irregularly
Example Sentences:'a big sprawly city'
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Sprawly
see synonyms of sprawlynoun
4.
the act or an instance of sprawling
5.
a sprawling posture or arrangement of items
6.
a.
the urban area formed by the expansion of a town or city into surrounding countryside
the urban sprawl
b.
the process by which this has happened
verb
1. (intransitive)
to sit or lie in an ungainly manner with one's limbs spread out
2.
to fall down or knock down with the limbs spread out in an ungainly way
3.
to spread out or cause to spread out in a straggling fashion
his handwriting sprawled all over the paper
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Sprawly
see synonyms of sprawly verb intransitive
1.
a.
to spread the limbs in a relaxed, awkward, or unnatural position
b.
to sit or lie in such a position
to sprawl in a chair
2.
to crawl in an awkward, ungainly way
3.
to spread out in an awkward or uneven way, esp. so as to take up more space than is necessary, as handwriting, a line of men, etc.
verb transitive
4.
to cause to sprawl
noun
5.
a sprawling movement or position
6.
a.
the unchecked, uncoordinated spread of real-estate development into areas on the outskirts of a city, regarded as undesirable
b.
the buildings and infrastructure resulting from this
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