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    CREEPY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: creepier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, creepiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: creepier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: creepiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skinplay

    Example:

    I had a creepy-crawly feeling

    Synonyms:

    creepy; creepy-crawly

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)

    Derivation:

    creepiness (an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Annoying and unpleasantplay

    Example:

    some creepy kids were bothering her

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    offensive (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses)

    Derivation:

    creep (someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric)

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