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creepier

creepier is the comparative form of creepy.

Meaning of creepy

Adjective

creepy (comparative creepier, superlative creepiest)

  1. Moving by creeping along.
    • creepy-crawlies
  2. (informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
    • creepy ghosts
  3. (informal) Causing discomfort or repulsion due to strange or eccentric behavior.
  4. (especially, informal) Causing discomfort through exhibiting sexually inappropriate behavior.
    • That creepy old man keeps leering at me!
  5. (informal, uncommon) Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation; creeped out.
    • “I felt creepy and afraid,” continued the other, with conviction. “I had the sensation of being seen by someone—as if someone, I mean, was watching me. […]1920, Algernon Blackwood, First Hate

Questions about creepier

What is creepier the comparative form of?
Creepier is the comparative form of creepy.

Words near creepier in the dictionary

  1. creephole
  2. creepholes
  3. creepie
  4. creepie-peepie
  5. creepie-peepies
  6. creepier
  7. creepies
  8. creepiest
  9. creepified
  10. creepifies
  11. creepify

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