adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of splay form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Of a door or a window: bevelled so as to be larger on one side of the wall than on the other. not-comparable

   "a splayed door frame"

2. 2
   wide open not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

deltoiddivaricatedivergentfan shapedflaringopen

Example

More examples

"He placed his hand on the table with fingers splayed."

Etymology

From splay + -ed.

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