spidery
adjective
spi·dery
ˈspī-də-rē 
Examples of spidery in a Sentence
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With spidery legs and a chunky profile, the module, dubbed Spider, was all function, no form — the ideal machine to land on the moon.
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Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2019
Pelargonium 'Graffiti White' is a heat-loving selection with spidery white flowers on a plant that grows 14 inches tall.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2022
These ragged, spidery clouds began appearing in the late 1800s, and their increasing frequency and geographic spread are believed to be a marker for climate change.
—Caroline Barlott, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016
Recently, scientists studying Lucy’s cells determined that her astrocytes — spidery nerve cells critical for cellular communication — may be actively killing her neurons.
—Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2022
The spidery lines of the reassembled pane are a careful worker’s diary of its destruction and reconstruction — and not a bad metaphor for the arc of Korean history in the 20th century.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022
O’Rourke’s chronic medical issues followed a chaotic route — sick, then sicker, then OK, then much sicker, then somewhat better — with spidery little paths radiating outward.
—Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2022
During this rain-heavy time, the falls go from a spidery trickle to a powerful force of nature that plunges off the cliffs toward the earth.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2021
The painting uses architectural drawings of the Mogamma to create a spidery abstract grid with occasional shards of color that maps the building’s haphazard past.
—Tobias Grey, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021
Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2019
Pelargonium 'Graffiti White' is a heat-loving selection with spidery white flowers on a plant that grows 14 inches tall.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2022
These ragged, spidery clouds began appearing in the late 1800s, and their increasing frequency and geographic spread are believed to be a marker for climate change.
—Caroline Barlott, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016
Recently, scientists studying Lucy’s cells determined that her astrocytes — spidery nerve cells critical for cellular communication — may be actively killing her neurons.
—Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2022
The spidery lines of the reassembled pane are a careful worker’s diary of its destruction and reconstruction — and not a bad metaphor for the arc of Korean history in the 20th century.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022
O’Rourke’s chronic medical issues followed a chaotic route — sick, then sicker, then OK, then much sicker, then somewhat better — with spidery little paths radiating outward.
—Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2022
During this rain-heavy time, the falls go from a spidery trickle to a powerful force of nature that plunges off the cliffs toward the earth.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2021
The painting uses architectural drawings of the Mogamma to create a spidery abstract grid with occasional shards of color that maps the building’s haphazard past.
—Tobias Grey, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021
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spidery
adjective
spi·dery
ˈspīd-ə-rē
1
: resembling a spider
also
: long and thin like the legs of a spider
2
: resembling a spiderweb
spidery handwriting
spidery lace
3
: full of spiders
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