adjective
Etymology
Origin of spidery
Example Sentences
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But it was also intriguing, so he decided to read the rest of the page, which had been written by hand in a script that was loose and spidery.
From Literature
One in particular, with a brown body and white throat, fascinated me with its long, spidery toes that looked as though they should belong to a much bigger bird.
From Literature
Long, black spidery lashes and black eyeliner frame her pale blue eyes, intensifying their iciness.
From Los Angeles Times
Todd Haynes’ discomfiting melodrama shines a light into the spidery crannies of human behavior.
From Los Angeles Times
Leaping high on impossibly long legs, he used his spidery arms to swat away shots that seemed destined to swish through the net Friday.
From Los Angeles Times
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