ˈsprangly, a. U.S.
[f. sprangle v.]
Spreading, sprawling.
| 1840 C. F. Hoffman Greyslaer II. iii. i. 103 His great sprangly beard. 1886 Leslie's Pop. Monthly XXII. 503/1 We can command a view through their sprangly branches. 1891 Advance (Chicago) 3 Dec., Far up into this whole section the ocean thrusts its crooked and sprangly fingers. |