spidery

English

Etymology

From spider +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈspaɪ.dɚ.i/

Adjective

spidery (comparative more spidery, superlative most spidery)

  1. Like a spider.
    Synonyms: spideresque, spiderish, spiderlike
    • 1948 March and April, “A Keypoint in an Intensive Service”, in Railway Magazine, page 115:
      High up on the viaduct, and approached by a spidery staircase from the street, it looks down on Southwark Cathedral.
  2. Characterized by many spindly extensions.
    The spidery construction looked like it would fall apart in a stiff breeze.
    • 2015 June 18, Nate Chinen, “Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 16 June 2022:
      At one point, her spidery abstractions gave way to a series of abruptly syncopated hits, like a deranged allusion to the Thelonious Monk tune “Evidence.”
  3. Suggestive of cobwebs; spiderweb-like.
  4. Infested with or containing many spiders.
  5. (writing, figurative) Cramped or illegible; especially when spiky.

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