1. [n]  an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
2. [adj]  spread out irregularly; "sat sprawled in the big armchair"; "the sprawling suburbs"; "a big sprawly city"
3. [adj]  spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different directions; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair"

SPRAWLING is a 9 letter word that starts with S.