creepy

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.

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creep′i·ness n.

creepy

(ˈkriːpɪ)

adj, creepier or creepiest

1. having or causing a sensation of repulsion, horror, or fear, as of creatures crawling on the skin

2. creeping; slow-moving

ˈcreepily adv ˈcreepiness n

creep•y

(ˈkri pi)

adj. creep•i•er, creep•i•est.

1. causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear: a creepy story.

2. characterized by creeping: a creepy insect.

3. Slang. (of a person) obnoxious; weird.

[1825–35]

creep′i•ly, adv.

creep′i•ness, n.

Thesaurus

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" creepy-crawly alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

creepy

adjective (Informal) disturbing, threatening, frightening, terrifying, weird, forbidding, horrible, menacing, unpleasant, scary (informal), sinister, ominous, eerie, macabre, nightmarish, hair-raising, awful This place is really creepy at night.

creepy

adjective

Informal. Experiencing a repugnant tingling sensation:

Informal: crawly.

Translations

creepy

[ˈkriːpɪ] ADJ (creepier (compar) (creepiest (superl))) → horripilante, escalofriante

creepy

[ˈkriːpi] adj

(= frightening) [place] → qui fait frissonner, qui donne la chair de poule

(= sinister) [person] → sinistre
creepy-crawly [ˌkriːpiˈkrɔːli] n → petite bestiole f

creepy

adj (+er) (= frightening) → unheimlich; story, place also → gruselig

creepy

[ˈkriːpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (frightening) → che fa accapponare la pelle