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creepy

[kree-pee]

adjective

creepier, creepiest 
  1. having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear.

    a creepy ghost story.

  2. that creeps: creep.

    a creepy insect.

  3. Slang.of, relating to, or characteristic of a person who is a creep; creep; obnoxious; weird.



creepy

/ ˈːɪ /

adjective

  1. informalhaving or causing a sensation of repulsion, horror, or fear, as of creatures crawling on the skin

  2. creeping; slow-moving

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • creepily adverb
  • creepiness noun
  • ˈ辱 adverb
  • ˈ辱Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of creepy1

First recorded in 1825–35; creep + -y 1
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In one episode, teenager Sydney Shear is having a text exchange with a guy Greenfield describes as “creepy.”

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Not in a creepy way, necessarily, just conversational.

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With Zephyr’s tough-girl demeanor and Tucker’s creepy vibe, Byrne knowingly plays into genre clichés, setting up the inevitable showdown between the beauty and the beast.

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Life imitating art in the creepiest way possible.

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On 20 January the McCanns release sketches of a suspect, based on a description by a British holidaymaker of a "creepy man" seen at the resort.

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