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creepy
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creep·y  (krp)
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.

creepi·ness n.

creepy
Adjective
[creepier, creepiest] Informal causing a feeling of fear or disgust
creepiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.creepy - annoying and unpleasant; "some creepy kids were bothering her"
offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
2.creepy - causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin; "a creepy story"; "I had a creepy-crawly feeling"
alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

creepy
Translations
creepy [ˈkriːpɪ] adj (= frightening) → horripilante
creepy [ˈkrɪːpɪ] adj (= frightening) → qui fait frissonner, qui donne la chair de poule
creepy [ˈkriːpɪ] creep adjgruselig;
(experience) → unheimlich, gruselig
creepy [ˈkriːpɪ] adj (= frightening) → che fa accapponare la pelle


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Bloor and his son, Manfred, a creepier variant of his parent; wistful, neglected Benjamin, Charlie's best friend; intrepid Olivia who gleefully totters into danger on her high-heeled shoes; Aunt Lucretia Yewbeam with a tongue that could blister paint; and orphaned Billy, whose voice betrays both his loneliness and his desperate need for a family.
Once we got the books back from the police and began photographing the damage, it just got more horrific and creepier and painful," says Jim Van Buskirk, program manager of the library's James C.
That intense energy European culture poured into making amazing things just got creepier and creepier until it turned evil.
 
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