Splay (verb)
splei
Thrust or spread (things, especially limbs or fingers) out and apart.
Middle English (in the sense ‘unfold to view, display’): shortening of the verb display.
Example sentences
“she splayed out her hand across his chest.”
Ireful (adj) ayur-ful full of intense anger; wrathful. Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ire, -ful (more…)
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
