langgestreckt
Translation
elongated, stretched out, sprawling
Examples
Das Dorf ist eine langgestreckte Siedlung.
The village is a sprawling settlement.
Er lag langgestreckt auf dem Sofa.
He lay stretched out on the sofa.
Grammar Patterns
((Adjective)) + Noun (as an adjective) elongated... We drove along a langgestreckte Allee.
((Adverb)) (as an adverb) stretched out... He lay langgestreckt on the bed.
Similar Words
Synonyms: länglich (oblong), ausgedehnt (extensive); Antonyms: kompakt (compact), kurz (short)
Etymology
From 'lang' (long) and 'gestreckt', the past participle of 'strecken' (to stretch). Literally 'long-stretched'.
Memory Tips
Picture a cat 'stretching' (strecken) its body to be 'long' (lang), or a long, sprawling building.