anti-sprawl

adjective

an·​ti-sprawl ¦an-tī-¦sprȯl 

¦an-tē-

variants or less commonly antisprawl

: opposing or restricting urban sprawl

anti-sprawl zoning laws

Chief among his legislative achievements is the launching of a task force on livable communities, a sure sign that the anti-sprawl agenda has arrived on the national political stage.

—E-The Environmental Magazine, September/October 1999

Word History

Etymology

anti- entry 1 + sprawl entry 2

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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