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.
   • 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.

3. Suggestive of cobwebs; spiderweb-like.
4. Infested with or containing many spiders.
5. (writing, figurative) Cramped or illegible; especially when spiky.

Translations

spiderlike — see spiderlike

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