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spiderish

spiderish

8.6
Very thin and delicate like a spider's web
  • adjective
  • /ˈspaɪdərɪʃ/
translation icon : delicado
  • She wore a spiderish scarf that was almost transparent in the sunlight.

Examples

  • The artist drew spiderish lines across the canvas, creating a sense of fragility.

  • His signature was so spiderish that it was difficult to read.

  • The spiderish branches of the tree swayed gently in the wind.

  • She wore a spiderish dress that seemed to float around her.

  • The artist drew spiderish lines across the canvas, creating a sense of fragility.

  • She wore a spiderish scarf that was almost transparent in the sunlight.

  • She wore a spiderish dress that seemed to float around her.

Synonyms

spidery
vsspiderish
4 6.4

Thin and delicate like a spider's web or legs

is strictly about thin delicate web-like appearance not other resemblance
arachnoid
vsspiderish
1 9.8

Looking like a spider or a spider's web

focuses specifically on delicate web-like look rather than broader relation
spiderlike
vsspiderish
1 5.5

Shaped or moving like a spider with long thin legs

limits meaning to thin delicate web-like appearance rather than movement or general likeness
spiderwebbed
vsspiderish
6.6

Having thin lines that form a shape like a spider's web

focuses on being thin and delicate rather than merely having web markings
araneiform
vsspiderish
  • Specialized
9.9

Shaped like a spider or a spider's web

emphasizes delicate thread-like appearance more than general shape similarity
webby
vsspiderish
7.4

Having many thin connected threads like a spider's web

highlights fine thin and delicate thread appearance rather than open structure
spiderly
vsspiderish
8.9

Having thin, long legs or parts and moving like a spider

restricts use to thin web-like visual quality not broader biological likeness
araneidal
vsspiderish
  • Specialized
9.9

Having the shape of a spider or spider web

narrows sense to delicate web-like appearance rather than general resemblance
araneidan
vsspiderish
  • Specialized
9.9

Like a spider or like a spider's web

is specifically about thin delicate web-like visual quality rather than broad likeness

Antonyms

325 1.0

Firm and hard so it keeps its shape, not liquid

112 3.9

Strong and able to work well in difficult conditions

How Delicate

gossamer
1 8.6
spiderish
8.6
filmy
4 5.8
thin
420 1.0

Surface Forms

spiderish positive

Morphology

spiderish = spider (transparent) = spider + ish

Although slightly metaphorical (web-like, delicate), the adjective formation from 'spider' + '-ish' is straightforward and inferable.

Etymology

Spiderish comes from spider plus -ish, meaning 'like', and it calls to mind a spider's fine web of thin threads. So spiderish describes something very thin, delicate, or 'web-like'.