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Meanings of spidery in English

Relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida.

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Usage of spidery in English
1
I observe the spidery words form slowly and painstakingly on the page.
The Irish Times
2
After applying a second coat, my eyelashes became deliciously long and spidery.
News.com.au
3
He blinked at the crabbed spidery caligraphy,andhandedthe letterback .
The Grey Lady
4
On her desk was a piece of paper with Rowena's spidery handwriting.
The cold room
5
The mica-like scales of the spidery tilda glistened over the leafless branches.
Nova
6
Roseboro was seated, sandaled feet jiggling, spidery fingers interlaced on the tabletop.
Devil Bones
7
She looked, with her bright, eager face and spidery legs, distinctly bird-like.
The Extra Day
8
No one noticed that one of her big, spidery warts had disappeared.
Nanny mcphee and the big bang
9
The shadows of tiny cracks in the plaster looked like spidery veins.
Rakes and radishes
10
The spidery fingers immediately closed on her extended finger, but not tightly.
Genellan: planetfall
11
He laughed for thirty seconds straight, coughing out spidery wisps of smoke.
The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest ...
12
Van Diver put on his black gloves, his fingers long and spidery.
Mine
13
This process, it said in spidery writing on a card, was called trepanning.
The subtle knife
14
But in every case, they bore the same spidery signature: Ted L. Nancy.
The Irish Times
15
It fascinated her watching the spidery little second hand ticking its way round.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
16
His long spidery body felt as though needles had pierced it.
Shadowland
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common