creepy

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkɹipi/ UK /ˈkɹiːpi/ See IPA manual

Freq #3622

Meanings

1

adj
Causing an uneasy, frightened feeling, as if something were crawling over your skin.

The old house felt creepy, with its dark hallways and creaking doors.
2

adj
Making you feel uncomfortable, especially through strange or sexually inappropriate behaviour.

That creepy old man keeps staring at me on the bus.

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Synonyms

1 adj · causing an uneasy,... creepy-crawly

Word family

Forms creepiercreepiest

Derived forms creepifycreepilycreepinesscreepy-asscreepy-crawlycreepy-peepycreepypastauncreepy

Related forms creeper

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kreupaną Proto-West Germanic *kreupan Old English crēopan Middle English crepen English creep Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English creepy From creep + -y.

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Describing Qualities

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# creepy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɹipi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɹiːpi/
**Frequency rank:** 3622

## Meanings
1. Causing an uneasy, frightened feeling, as if something were crawling over your skin.
2. Making you feel uncomfortable, especially through strange or sexually inappropriate behaviour.

## Examples
- The old house felt creepy, with its dark hallways and creaking doors.
- That creepy old man keeps staring at me on the bus.

## Derived Forms
- creepify
- creepily
- creepiness
- creepy-ass
- creepy-crawly
- creepy-peepy
- creepypasta
- uncreepy

## Related Forms
- creeper

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kreupaną Proto-West Germanic *kreupan Old English crēopan Middle English crepen English creep Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English creepy From creep + -y.

## AI Etymology
creepy comes from creep + -y. Current senses include Causing an uneasy, frightened feeling, as if something were crawling over your skin and Making you feel uncomfortable, especially through strange or sexually inappropriate behaviour. English relatives and later formations include creepify, creepily, creepiness, creeper.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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