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creepy (krē′pē)

adjective creepier creep′i·er, creepiest creep′i·est

  1. creeping; moving slowly
  2. having or causing a feeling of fear or disgust, as if insects were creeping on one's skin

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creepy Synonyms

creepy

modif.

spooky, eerie, disturbing, disgusting; see frightful 1, offensive 2.


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creepy Usage Examples

Preposition: as

  • card: Comments: 2 » Facebook's features as creepy as ID cards?

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • find: Mrs McPhail explained: " I found the place so creepy, I let the presenter go down to do the interview himself.

Modifies a noun

  • crawlies: Somehow I think not - can you imagine what the creepy crawlies would do to you?

Modifying Another Word

  • downright: The setting is downright creepy, sort of a Frankenstein's lab of torture mixed together with an old World War II bunker.

Used with adjective complement

  • look: Looking forward to Tooth & Claw, that looks creepy!
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