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- DictionaryCreep·y/ˈkrēpē/
adjective
- 1. causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease: informal "the creepy feelings one often gets in a strange house"
1. : producing a nervous shivery apprehension. a creepy horror story. also : eerie. 2. : of, relating to, or being a creep : annoyingly unpleasant. a creepy old man. creepily. ˈkrē-pə-lē. adverb. creepiness. ˈkrē-pē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. eerie. eery. haunting. spookish. spooky.
Creepy definition: having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear. See examples of CREEPY used in a sentence.
Add to word list. strange or unnatural and making you feel frightened: a creepy film. a creepy smile. unpleasant and making you feel uncomfortable, especially because of sexual behaviour that is not wanted or not appropriate: She got pestered by a creepy cab driver.
adjective. causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin. “a creepy story”. “I had a creepy -crawly feeling”. synonyms: creepy-crawly. alarming. frightening because of an awareness of danger. adjective. annoying and unpleasant.
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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Definition of creepy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · 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.
Annoyingly unpleasant; repulsive. The creepy kids next door. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: creepy-crawly. uncolike. sinister. ominous. nasty. eerie. spooky. macabre. scary. ghoulish. disgusting. crawly. Antonyms: good.
CREEPY meaning: strange or scary causing people to feel nervous and afraid.
Definition of creepy. 1. as in eerie. fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic a fascinating but creepy stage show by an offbeat magician. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. eerie. haunting. eery. weird. spooky. uncanny. bizarre. unearthly. mysterious. unusual. terrifying. ghostly. ghoulish. spookish. spectral. quirky. curious.
