asprawl

[ uh-sprawl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

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

Origin of asprawl¹

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

The stranger bobbed into him and went asprawl like a clumsy and apologetic passer-by.

"I reckon the Cosmos is cracked," said Usher, and fell asprawl in his round office chair.

Instantly Russ shot over the pony's head and came down asprawl on the ground!

And then Blake reeled backward, his eyes wide, the gun escaping from his hand, and fell on his back horribly asprawl.

He held him for a moment asprawl over the edge with a drop of two hundred feet clear upon the packed causeway stones.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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