spidery
adjective
spi·dery
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The casting The web of questions surrounding what really happened in Dealey Plaza will no doubt continue its spidery evolution. — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, "In searching for the next ‘Hamilton,’ the makers of the musical ‘Oswald’ traverse the JFK minefield," 23 Aug. 2019 The property’s maze of whimsical gardens, which flower with floating lotus plants (which inspired the name of the property), spidery fields of cacti, and a Japanese garden was the focus of the evening’s festivities. — Leigh Penney, Vogue, "A Hollywood Crowd Came Out for a Japanese Garden Party in Support of Lotusland," 29 July 2019 The thorough work also includes many of the forces that would be at play due to the spidery fractures that surround the area of interest, adds Valentina Magni of the University of Oslo, who was an organizer of the EGU session. — National Geographic, "A tectonic plate may have peeled apart—and that could shrink the Atlantic Ocean," 6 May 2019 Then those branches themselves branched, and so on, fanning out into small spidery veins that fed the entire network. — Quanta Magazine, "A Universal Law for the ‘Blood of the Earth’," 28 Nov. 2018 And Georgy has them—spiky, clumpy, eternally spidery. — Lena Dunham, Vogue, "Lena Dunham Goes on the Ultimate Eyelash Adventure in Los Angeles," 12 Nov. 2018 The Crown’s Foy swapped her twinset and pearls for a dramatic monochrome Alexander McQueen dress (with spidery black flowers) and custom Louboutins. — Vogue, "Claire Foy, Idris Elba, Anna Wintour, Sophie Okonedo, Ralph Fiennes, and the Cast of Hamilton Fete the 64th Evening Standard Theatre Awards," 19 Nov. 2018 The map shows an intricate network laid atop Europe, with thick branches (the most frequently used routes) and tiny spidery branches in a total of almost 500,000 routes. — Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, "How Many Roads Actually Lead to Rome?," 12 May 2018 Some people like the spidery look of mascara, so if that’s you, try this one out. — Tiffany Yannetta, The Cut, "These Are the 15 Best Lengthening Mascaras," 4 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spidery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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spidery
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of spidery
: long and thin like the legs of a spider
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