- spidery
- [[t]spa͟ɪdəri[/t]]
ADJ: usu ADJ nIf you describe something such as handwriting as spidery, you mean that it consists of thin, dark, pointed lines.
He saw her spidery writing on the envelope.
English dictionary. 2008.
spidery
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spidery — 1825, from SPIDER (Cf. spider) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
spidery — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ resembling a spider, especially having long, thin, angular lines like a spider s legs … English terms dictionary
spidery — [spī′dərē] adj. 1. like a spider 2. long and thin like a spider s legs 3. infested with spiders … English World dictionary
spidery — adjective Date: 1825 1. a. resembling a spider in form or manner b. resembling a spiderweb < spidery handwriting >; especially composed of fine threads or lines in a weblike arrangement < spidery lace > 2. infested with spiders … New Collegiate Dictionary
spidery — spi|der|y [ spaıdəri ] adjective 1. ) spidery writing is messy and consists of long thin lines 2. ) long and thin: his spidery legs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spidery — UK [ˈspaɪdərɪ] / US adjective 1) spidery writing is untidy and consists of long thin lines 2) long and thin his spidery legs … English dictionary
spidery — adjective a) Like a spider. The spidery space station looked like it would fall apart in a stiff breeze...but there arent any breezes in space. b) Characterized by many spindly extensions … Wiktionary
spidery — adj. Spidery is used with these nouns: ↑handwriting, ↑writing … Collocations dictionary
spidery — spi|der|y [ˈspaıdəri] adj covered with or made of lots of long thin uneven lines ▪ spidery handwriting … Dictionary of contemporary English
spidery — adjective writing that is spidery is untidy with long thin lines … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
