sprawling
adjective
[ ˈsprɔːlɪŋ ]
• spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.
• "the sprawling suburbs"
sprawl
verb
• sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way.
• "the door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement"
Similar:
stretch out,
lounge,
loll,
lie,
lie down,
lie back,
recline,
drape oneself,
be recumbent,
be prostrate,
be supine,
slump,
flop,
slouch,
Origin:
Old English spreawlian ‘move the limbs convulsively’; related to Danish sprælle ‘kick or splash about’. The noun dates from the early 18th century.
