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Outspread

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Extended outward, as one's arms.

    "She longed to fall into his outspread arms once again."

Adjective
  1. 1
    fully extended in width wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To spread out; expand; extend. ambitransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English outspreden, equivalent to out- + spread. Cognate with Dutch uitspreiden (“to outspread, stretch, unfold”), Danish udsprede (“to outspread”), Swedish utspridda (“to outspread”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English outspreden, equivalent to out- + spread. Cognate with Dutch uitspreiden (“to outspread, stretch, unfold”), Danish udsprede (“to outspread”), Swedish utspridda (“to outspread”).

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