creepy.
Moving by creeping along.
Meaning & usage
Moving by creeping along.
creepy-crawlies
Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
creepy ghosts
Causing discomfort or repulsion due to strange or eccentric behavior.
Causing discomfort through exhibiting sexually inappropriate behavior.
That creepy old man keeps leering at me!
Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation; creeped out.
Where this word comes from
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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