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creep⋅y

  [kree-pee]
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–adjective, creep⋅i⋅er, creep⋅i⋅est.
1. having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear: a creepy ghost story.
2. that creeps: a creepy insect.
3. Slang. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person who is a creep; obnoxious; weird.
Origin:
1825–35; creep + -y 1

Related forms:
creep⋅i⋅ly, adverb
creep⋅i⋅ness, noun
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creep·y   (krē'pē)   
adj.   creep·i·er, creep·i·est Informal
  1. Of or producing a sensation of uneasiness or fear, as of things crawling on one's skin: a creepy feeling; a creepy story.
  2. Annoyingly unpleasant; repulsive: the creepy kids next door.
creep'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Creepy

Creep"y\ (kr[=e]p"[y^]), a. Crawly; having or producing a sensation like that caused by insects creeping on the skin. [Colloq.]

One's whole blood grew curdling and creepy. --R. Browning.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : creepy
Spanish: horripilante, escalofriante, que pone la piel de gallina,
German: gruselig,
Japanese: ぞっとする
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