sprawlyadj.
/ˈsprɔːli/ Of a sprawling character; straggly. Also in combinations.
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society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > straggling
loose1711
lax1783
sprawly1798
sprawling1826
spidery1862
sprawled1884
the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > spread out > spread out in straggling manner
scambling1592
rambling1676
sprawling1802
sprangly1840
sprawly1897
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > rolling or tumbling about > lying struggling
sprawling1550
sprawly1905
sprottling1921
1798 J. Austen Let. 27 Oct. (1995) 17 Why is my alphabet so much more sprawly than Yours?
1897 R. D. Blackmore Dariel xlix. 434 I fell in with the rear of that sprawly-jointed troop.
1905 Longman's Mag. Mar. 443 A sprawly, squirmy, noisy kitten.
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