adjective
1. spreading out in different directions
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sprawling handwriting
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straggling branches
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straggly hair
• Syn: ↑sprawling, ↑straggling, ↑rambling
• Similar to: ↑untidy
• Derivationally related forms: ↑straggle
2. growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly
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straggly ivy
• Similar to: ↑distributed
Useful english dictionary. 2012.