sprawling

Definition of Sprawling in English :

1. sprawl, sprawling

an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

spreading out in different directions

Example Sentences:
'sprawling handwriting'
'straggling branches'
'straggly hair'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sprawling

adjective

1.

sitting or lying in an ungainly manner with one's limbs spread out

2.

spreading out in a straggling fashion

a sprawling and semi-abandoned chateau

The sprawling city contained some 4m people.

He keeps forgetting the words and the song is a sprawling mess.

v. sprawled, sprawl·ing, sprawls

v.intr.

1. To sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly.

2. To spread out in a straggling or disordered fashion: untidy tenements sprawling toward the river.

v.tr.

To cause to spread out in a straggling or disordered fashion.

n.

1. A sprawling position or posture.

2. A usually disorderly or haphazard mass, array, or extension: a sprawl of outbuildings; urban sprawl.