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sprawly

sprawly

1 8.2
Spreading out in an untidy way across a wide area, like a town or handwriting
  • adjective
  • /ˈsprɔːli/
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  • The city's sprawly suburbs are often criticized for their irregular layout and lack of planning.

Yes, the plants do get kind of big and sprawly, but the fruit is quite unique and flavorful.

Examples

  • Yes, the plants do get kind of big and sprawly, but the fruit is quite unique and flavorful.

  • The sprawly vines spread across the garden, creating a lush and untidy appearance.

  • 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

sprawling
vssprawly
26 4.4

Spreading out over a large area in an untidy way like a city or tree branches

has the same meaning but appears as a different word form
scraggly
vssprawly
9 6.0

Thin and untidy in appearance, often with rough, uneven ends

describes wide irregular spreading across an area rather than thin uneven outline
straggly
vssprawly
2 6.5

Having long, loose parts that look untidy, like hair or bushes

describes wide irregular coverage over an area rather than thin sparse growth
spread-out
vssprawly
1 3.5

Arranged so they cover a wide area like papers fanned on a table

is about irregular untidy spreading over wide areas rather than orderly arrangement
straggling
vssprawly
6.0

Spread out in an untidy, scattered way, like houses far from a village

focuses on spreading widely over a large untidy area rather than local scattering
stretched
vssprawly
3.0

Spread out far across a large area

emphasizes irregular untidy spreading across a wide area instead of neutral extension
splay
vssprawly
7.5

Turned outward and spread, often in an awkward way

applies to broad irregular untidy spreading over a large area rather than outward turning

Antonyms

144 1.0

Clean and tidy with things in order

19 2.0

Having things in order so they are easy to find

How Spread Out

sprawly
1 8.2
extensive
330 4.1
spread-out
1 3.5
compact
60 4.1

Surface Forms

sprawly positive

Morphology

sprawly = sprawl (transparent) = sprawl + y

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-y' to 'sprawl', giving a predictable meaning 'characterized by sprawl'.

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.