outspread

adjective

1. Extended outward, as one's arms; stretched out.

   She longed to fall into his outspread arms once again.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry outspread (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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