crawly

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   moving by crawling or seeming to be full of crawling creatures

   Tiny crawly insects appeared beneath the damp log.

2. 2
   adj

   causing an unpleasant sensation as if insects were moving on the skin

   The whispering in the dark gave him a crawly feeling.

Formed from crawl + -y. The physical sense developed a figurative use for the shivering or skin-crawling sensation caused by fear or disgust.

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