ˈspīdərē, -ri adjective
( sometimes -er/-est )
1.
a. : resembling or suggesting a spider (as in appearance, nature, or actions) : spiderlike
eyes of horrid dark and spidery things — C.B.Fernald
a spidery hand clad in a black kid glove — John Galsworthy
a spidery disposition
specifically : long, thin, and sharply angular like the legs of a spider
spidery lines of scaffolding on the monument — Leslie Charteris
or composed of elements having this appearance
a spidery antenna reaching high in the sky — Horace Sutton
spidery bamboo bridges — Alan Moorehead
write a spidery hand
b. : resembling or suggesting a spider web ; especially : composed of fine threads or lines in a weblike arrangement
spidery lace
2. : full of spiders : infested with spiders
a spidery thicket