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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

/ ˈ°ì°ù¾±Ë±èɪ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    having 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦°ù±ð±ð±è¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ³¦°ù±ð±ð±è¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦°ù±ð±ð±èi·±ô²â adverb
  • ³¦°ù±ð±ð±èi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of creepy1

First recorded in 1825–35; creep + -y 1
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The responses Brink said she saw were nothing short of creepy and made her question the type of people that might eventually end up practicing against the team.

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Phil production, is here a creepy hotel manager with little sense of purpose.

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Wickline pivots midway through when “Update†host Colin Jost tells her the song isn’t romantic enough, which leads to a creepy domestic detour that ends up coming right back to the trolley tracks.

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Vought, however, is every inch a type most Americans know well and loathe: the creepy religious fanatic.

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She previously told the BBC she'd be "more successful if I wore a muzzle" after a backlash to her comments about "creepy" fan behaviour and taking a break to focus on her wellbeing.

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