Meanings
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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.
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2
adj
Making you feel uncomfortable, especially through strange or sexually inappropriate behaviour.
That creepy old man keeps staring at me on the bus.
Thesaurus
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.