creepier; creepiest
1
: producing a nervous shivery apprehension
a creepy horror story
also : eerie
2
: of, relating to, or being a creep : annoyingly unpleasant
a creepy old man
creepily adverb
creepiness noun

Examples of creepy in a Sentence

There's something creepy about that guy. a fascinating but creepy stage show by an offbeat magician
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Written about British occultist Aleister Crowley and released in the United States a year after Osbourne’s album debuted, the song projected creepy organ sounds straight from Dracula’s coffin before monster guitar playing from Rhoades drove a stake through any sympathy for the devil. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 July 2025 Others are not so great—like week-long heat advisories and unwelcome house guests in the form of creepy, crawly millipedes. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2025 The building once served as a fire department and later a department store, with quirky touches like dressing rooms turned into bathrooms and a basement filled with a creepy doll shrine. Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025 The effort to view a person from a distance, to observe their actions from an external perspective, doesn’t have to be creepy. Michael W. Clune, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for creepy

Word History

Etymology

see creep entry 1

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of creepy was in 1836

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“Creepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creepy. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

creepy

adjective
creepier; creepiest
: having or producing a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin
especially : eerie
creepily adverb
creepiness noun

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