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sprawly

/ˈspɹɔː.li/

sprawly adjective: sprawling.

Adjective

sprawly (comparative sprawlier, superlative sprawliest)

  1. (colloquial) sprawling.
    • [T]he whole set upon long powerful legs with sprawly feet and strongly armored claws.1951, Ambrose Pratt, The Lore of the Lyrebird, Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, page 29

Forms of sprawly

comparativesprawlier
superlativesprawliest

Origin of sprawly

From sprawl + -y.

Words formed from sprawly

Questions about sprawly

What does sprawly mean?
Sprawly means sprawling.
What part of speech is sprawly?
Sprawly is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sprawly?
Sprawly is pronounced /ˈspɹɔː.li/ (UK).

Words near sprawly in the dictionary

  1. sprawlingly
  2. sprawlingness
  3. sprawlings
  4. sprawlmart
  5. sprawls
  6. sprawly
  7. spray
  8. spray and pray
  9. spray bar
  10. spray bars
  11. spray bomb

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