asprawl

American  

[uh-sprawl] / əˈsprɔl /

adverb

1. being in a sprawling state or posture.

   The body lay asprawl among the wreckage.

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Etymology

Origin of asprawl

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

Example Sentences

Over he went and down, asprawl, into the pit on the other side.

From Time Magazine Archive

Or they could allow the actors to trace their familiar patterns, asprawl on the big stage, and catch as catch can.

From Time Magazine Archive

The black was coming down, forelegs asprawl, his hind quarters sliding in the sand.

From 'Firebrand' Trevison by Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman)

They were relaxing in the living room, James fretting and Mrs. Bagley seated, Martha Bagley asprawl on the floor turning the pages of a crayon-coloring book.

From The Fourth R by Smith, George Oliver

She gave a wild shriek as it parted, and twisted her body frantically in mid-air, landing asprawl half-in, half-out of the rapids, but on the further bank.

From The Planet Savers by Bradley, Marion Zimmer