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creepy

2 syllables · also creepier, creepiest
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As an adjective, creepy means moving by creeping along.

Meanings of creepy

5 meanings

adjective

  1. Moving by creeping along.

  2. informalProducing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.

  3. informalFeeling an uneasy fearful sensation; creeped out.

  4. informalStrangely repulsive.

    “That creepy old man keeps leering at me!”

  5. Annoying and unpleasant

    “some creepy kids were bothering her”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
creepy-crawly

Words that rhyme with creepy

sleepyweepyprincipe

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