Local English word record

creepy

adjective · 2 senses

causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin

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Examples

  • a creepy story
  • I had a creepy-crawly feeling

Word relationships

Synonyms

creepy-crawly

Source and method

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Princeton WordNet 3.0