crawly
that crawls; noting or describing things, as worms or insects, that crawl, especially imparting a queasy feeling; creepy.
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How to use crawly in a sentence
It all kind o' makes my skin go all crawly when there's somethin' projectin' around and I don't know of it.
Isle o' Dreams | Frederick F. MooreThere werent spiders, or rats, or any crawly things to lend picturesqueness to the situation.
Nothing But the Truth | Frederic S. IshamAnd now comes the best part of the story, which is, of course, the "creepy-crawly" and horrible part.
Harper's Young People, December 23, 1879 | VariousThere was something so peculiar about this business that, as Terry expressed it, he was "crawly all over."
The Hunters of the Ozark | Edward S. EllisWas the cellar all horrid with old papers and rats and mice and spiders and crawly things with legs?
The Adopting of Rosa Marie | Carroll Watson Rankin
British Dictionary definitions for crawly
/ (ˈkrɔːlɪ) /
informal feeling or causing a sensation like creatures crawling on one's skin
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