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creepily

creepily adverb: in a creepy manner.

Adverb

creepily (comparative more creepily, superlative most creepily)

  1. In a creepy manner.
  2. With a furtive creeping motion.
    • I returned quietly, creepily, to the tent, first taking another exhaustive look round and—yes, I confess it—making a few measurements.1907, Algernon Blackwood, The Willows

Forms of creepily

comparativemore creepily
superlativemost creepily

Origin of creepily

From creepy + -ly.

Questions about creepily

What does creepily mean?
Creepily means in a creepy manner.
What part of speech is creepily?
Creepily is an adverb.

Words near creepily in the dictionary

  1. creepiest
  2. creepified
  3. creepifies
  4. creepify
  5. creepifying
  6. creepily
  7. creepin'
  8. creepiness
  9. creepinesses
  10. creeping
  11. creeping barberries

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