verb
- to spread out or apart; to extend outward
- to make slanted or sloping
Usage: architecture
adjective
- spread out wide; turned outward at an awkward angle
Examples
- She splayed her fingers across the piano keys.
- The bird splayed its wings to dry them in the sun.
- His feet were splayed outward as he walked.
- The architect splayed the window opening to let in more light.
- The tree’s branches splayed in all directions.
- Her splay feet made it difficult to find comfortable shoes.
- The impact caused the metal to splay outward.