51Թ

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sprawly

[ spraw-lee ]

adjective

sprawlier, sprawliest.
  1. tending to sprawl; straggly:

    The colt's legs were long and sprawly.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sprawly1

First recorded in 1790–1800; sprawl + -y 1
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An hour later, they reached the outskirts of Hurlock, a dusty, sprawly little town, with one stoplight at its center.

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He says he will work on altering local regulations to allow for denser housing near public transit to cut commute times and decrease the carbon footprint of sprawly areas.

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They had started off up Orchard Avenue in a sprawly column when Marshall suddenly stopped and tugged at Melanie’s arm.

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Freeways, roads and infrastructure, paid by taxes, have been essential to the chain’s growth, especially in the sprawly suburbs.

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Notwithstanding its sprawly, unsatisfactory appearance, it is undoubtedly genuine, for the typical lesion may be produced by inoculation with its contents.

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