adjective
Etymology
Origin of spidery
Example Sentences
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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 • Feb. 24, 2024
There’s even a physical resemblance: As a Cornish rex, Vlada has huge blue eyes and spidery limbs covered in soft down.
From Slate • Nov. 13, 2023
One was of a spare, spidery web done in ink on paper.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Taking their name from Charles' spidery handwriting, these were private letters from Charles to government ministers from 2004 onwards.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2022
A gentle soul, already long and spidery of limb and uneven of tooth, this boy was introduced to me in the evening in some embarrassment.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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