creepy
pronunciation
How to pronounce creepy in British English:
UK [ˈkri:pi]
How to pronounce creepy in American English:
US ['kripɪ]
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- Adjective:
- annoying and unpleasant
- causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
Word Origin
- creepy (adj.)
- 1794, "characterized by creeping," from creep + -y (2). Meaning "having a creeping feeling in the flesh" is from 1831; that of producing such a feeling, the main modern sense, is from 1858. Creepy-crawly is from 1858.
Example
- 1. See also : creepy crustacean hauled from ocean depths
- 2. It was basically moonshine fermented in a jar filled with snakes , scorpions and other creepy crawlers .
- 3. This show features two very creepy characters , namely , chip the black boy and teddy eddie .
- 4. Parents complained that jergen looked " creepy " and did not want him hanging around their children .
- 5. Certainly they 'd do better than those creepy old men who divorce their loyal wives and marry teenage supermodels , right ?