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asprawl

adj · prep · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /əˈspɹɔːl/
  • rhymes with -ɔːl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Sprawling; covered or filled (with something sprawling).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, New York and London: Street & Smith, Part 2, Chapter 4, p. 129, [...] he saw [...] a man lying flat upon his face upon the ground, with his arms and legs all asprawl.
  • 1984, J. P. Donleavy, De Alfonce Tennis, New York: Dutton / Seymour Lawrence, Part 5, p. 86, a vast drawing room asprawl with immense sofas, high backed chairs, two massive refectory tables and four chimney pieces

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep

Meaning 2

Sprawling over or across.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From a- + sprawl.