sprawly
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- adjective
- /ˈsprɔːli/
- The city's sprawly suburbs are often criticized for their irregular layout and lack of planning.
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- Yes, the plants do get kind of big and sprawly, but the fruit is quite unique and flavorful.
Examples
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Yes, the plants do get kind of big and sprawly, but the fruit is quite unique and flavorful.
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The sprawly vines spread across the garden, creating a lush and untidy appearance.
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The sprawly exurbs will not fare well; nobody should be surprised to hear.
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The thing is to set the rules of the game such that the development that ultimately happens makes our cities work better without relying on driving everywhere, rather than just defending the status quo out of sheer sprawly inertia.
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As a venue for political experiments, the sprawly GOP enclave is as pristine a conservative laboratory as you'll find in America.
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In the summer, the sprawly branches of the oak tree provided shade over a wide area.
Synonyms
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4.4
Spreading out over a large area in an untidy way like a city or tree branches
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Spread out far across a large area
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Thin and untidy in appearance, often with rough, uneven ends
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Turned outward and spread, often in an awkward way
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Having long, loose parts that look untidy, like hair or bushes
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Arranged so they cover a wide area like papers fanned on a table
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Spread out in an untidy, scattered way, like houses far from a village
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Etymology
Sprawly comes from the verb sprawl, which means 'to stretch or spread out in an untidy way', plus the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So, sprawly describes something that is full of wide, messy spreading, like handwriting or a house that takes up a lot of awkward space.