spread-eagle
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spread-eagle
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From spread eagle (noun).
adjective more spread-eagle · most spread-eagle
- Lying with arms and legs outstretched and separated.
- Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style; bombastic. Our former townsman, Mr. G. F. Train, has recently made a tremendous spread-eagle speech in England, upon the occasion of the reopening of trade between Liverpool and New Zealand […]
verb spread-eagles · spread-eagling · spread-eagled
- To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread.
- To put one's body in a spread eagle.
Talk about this word "spread-eagle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spread-eagle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. spread-eagle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spread-eagle "spread-eagle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spread-eagle.Cite this
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