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CREEPY (creepier, creepiest)
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, creepiest Dictionary entry overview: What does creepy mean?
• CREEPY (adjective)
The adjective CREEPY has 2 senses:
1. annoying and unpleasant
2. causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
Familiarity information: CREEPY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: creepiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annoying and unpleasant
Context example:
some creepy kids were bothering her
Similar:
offensive (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses)
Derivation:
creep (someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
Synonyms:
creepy; creepy-crawly
Context example:
I had a creepy-crawly feeling
Similar:
alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)
Derivation:
creepiness (an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin)
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