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creepy

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creep⋅y

[kree-pee]
–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


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
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creepy

  1. mod.
    eerie; frightening. : I have this creepy feeling that someone is just this very moment reading something that I wrote.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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