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spready

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ɛdi

1

adj

Meaning 1

Tending to spread horizontally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1602, William Basse, Three Pastoral Elegies of Anander, Anetor, and Muridella, Elegie II, in R. Warwick Bond (editor), The Poetical Works of William Basse, London: Ellis & Elvey, 1893, p. 49, The spready Beech, and dangling Sycomores Were clad in tender leaves and shady shiver,

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Having a large surface area in proportion to its weight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1912, Hides and Skins: From the Animal’s Back to the Tannery Door, Chicago: Shoe and Leather Weekly, “The Hid and Skin Trade in Great Britain,” p. 132, A fine spready hide is also obtained from the Hereford breed, these being favored by harness and belting makers.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Having a tendency to spread more easily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • These bacteria form large, spready colonies.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A spready hide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A spreadsheet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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History

Etymology

From spread + -y.