| ADJECTIVE | all | straggly, sprawling, straggling, rambling | spreading out in different directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | straggly | growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly |
| Meaning | Spreading out in different directions. | |
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| Example | "straggly hair" | |
| Synonyms | sprawling, straggling, rambling | |
| Broader | untidy | not neat and tidy |
| Nouns | straggle | a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons) |
| Meaning | Growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "straggly ivy" | |
| Broader | distributed | Spread out or scattered about or divided up |
| Spanish | extendido | |
| Catalan | estès | |
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