adjective
- resembling a spider in appearance, especially having long thin legs or limbs
- having thin, irregular lines that spread out like a spider’s web
- describing handwriting that is thin and sprawling with irregular lines
Examples
- The old man had spidery fingers that trembled as he reached for his cup.
- Spidery cracks appeared across the surface of the dried mud.
- Her spidery handwriting was difficult to read.
- The bare tree branches created a spidery pattern against the sky.
- He was a tall, spidery teenager who hadn’t grown into his height yet.
- The lightning created spidery veins of light across the dark clouds.