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asprawl

[ uh-sprawl ]

/ əˈsprɔl /

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adverb, adjective

being in a sprawling state or posture: The body lay asprawl among the wreckage.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

The Sunflower State

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Origin of asprawl

First recorded in 1875–80; a-¹ + sprawl

Words nearby asprawl

aspiring, asplanchnic, asplenia, asplenium, sporting chance, a, asprawl, aspro, square meal, a, asquint, Asquith, ASR

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Example sentences from the Web for asprawl

The stranger bobbed into him and went asprawl like a clumsy and apologetic passer-by.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
"I reckon the Cosmos is cracked," said Usher, and fell asprawl in his round office chair.
The Wisdom of Father Brown|G. K. Chesterton
Instantly Russ shot over the pony's head and came down asprawl on the ground!
Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's|Laura Lee Hope
And then Blake reeled backward, his eyes wide, the gun escaping from his hand, and fell on his back horribly asprawl.
The Land of Strong Men|Arthur M. Chisholm

He held him for a moment asprawl over the edge with a drop of two hundred feet clear upon the packed causeway stones.
A Tatter of Scarlet|S. R. Crockett

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