Outspread
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To spread out; expand; extend. ambitransitive
Adjective
- 1 Extended outward, as one's arms.
"She longed to fall into his outspread arms once again."
Adjective
- 1 fully extended in width wordnet
Example
More examples"Ophiuchus is an outspread but not very prominent constellation."
Etymology
From Middle English outspreden, equivalent to out- + spread. Cognate with Dutch uitspreiden (“to outspread, stretch, unfold”), Danish udsprede (“to outspread”), Swedish utspridda (“to outspread”).