creepy

Meaning

  1. Moving by creeping along.
  2. (informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
  3. (informal) Causing discomfort or repulsion due to strange or eccentric behavior.
  4. (especially, informal) Causing discomfort through exhibiting sexually inappropriate behavior.
  5. (informal, uncommon) Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation; creeped out.

Synonyms

eerie
C1
frightening
C1
disgusting
B1
creeping
C2
macabre
26k
creepy-crawly
nasty
B1
gruesome
C2
crawly
spooky
C1
stinking
C1
gory
23k
grisly
25k
grotesque
C2
hideous
C1
horrendous
C2
horrible
B1
morbid
C2
nauseous
C2
palsied
scary
B1
shivery
sickening
C2
terrible
A2
trembly
uncomfortable
B2
unpleasant
C1
unspeakable
C2
soupy
skanky
29k
awful
B1
bizarro
29k
cloying
direful
disagreeable
24k
disgustful
dread
C2
dreaded
C2
dreadful
C1
fearsome
C2
filthy
B2
god-awful
29k
Translations

gruselig
escalofriante
angoissant
raccapricciante
horrible
espeluznante
horripilante
ributtante
griezelig
lugubre
macabre
esgarrifós
schaurig
effrayant

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Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɹiːpi/
Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kreupaną Proto-West Germanic *kreupan Old English crēopan Middle English crepen English creep Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English creepy From creep + -y.

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