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Meanings of creepy in English

Causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin.

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Usage of creepy in English
1
The Closs home is far less luxurious but every bit as creepy.
News.com.au
2
Not actually at their work, you understand -that would be creepy.
The Irish Times
3
I needed this creepy asshole's help, whether I liked it or not.
Succubi like it hot
4
I get a creepy feeling that she means exactly what she says.
The Atrocity Archives
5
Your first thought: how creepy, why should they know where I am?
The Guardian
6
The couple reported Ardolf to the police, angering their creepy new neighbor.
Wired
7
Generally, you should follow these rules to minimize contact with creepy crawlies:
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8
I love a good creepy doc, and this looks excellent, if melodramatic.
The Irish Times
9
He was probably a perfectly nice human being, just unattractive and creepy.
Sisters
10
People tear themselves apart trying to free themselves from those imagined creepy-crawlies.
High on arrival
11
This is more like the proper light and surroundings for creepy tales.
The Shadow World
12
But for plenty of people, the new feature is just plain creepy.
Wired
13
Well, it does sound creepy to holler in the timber after night.
North of Fifty-Three
14
His words, uttered by someone else, might have been creepy or threatening.
The vaults
15
Elizabeth's friends thought it was weird and creepy, what her parents did.
I'd know you anywhere
16
But for anyone on the outside looking in, Celebration was downright creepy.
News.com.au
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South Africa
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