Resembling or characterized by fingers; involving or requiring use of the fingers; having prominent or protruding fingers.
From 'finger' plus the adjectival suffix '-y' (Old English origin), creating a descriptive term meaning having finger-like qualities. Emerged in descriptive writing in the 18th century.
The ocean anemone looks fingery with its tentacles spread wide, but those aren't fingers—they're actually modified mouths and digestive organs, so the anemone is literally eating with what looks like hands.
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