spidery

adjective5

1. •
   Like a spider.

   • High up on the viaduct, and approached by a spidery staircase from the street, it looks down on Southwark Cathedral. — 1948
2. •
   Characterized by many spindly extensions.

   • The spidery construction looked like it would fall apart in a stiff breeze.
3. •
   (figurative) Cramped or illegible; especially when spiky.
4. •
   Suggestive of cobwebs; spiderweb-like.
5. •
   Infested with or containing many spiders.