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
Recent Examples on the Web Of course, something evil and unnatural is going down in those creepy but beautiful woods, a discovery that Lennon makes in and around her lone tent camp. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024 Who’s a little bit mysterious — maybe to some other people, creepy — and not so comedy with a capital C? Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024 Big Betsy the Giant Lobster At 40-feet long and 30-feet tall, Big Betsy makes her creepy, crawly presence known in the Florida Keys. Priscilla Blossom, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 The rest of the trailer shows mid-forest chases, hung skeletons with wings, massive holes in the ground, and creepy old-school televisions. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024 Dakota Fanning becomes a spectacle for unknown audiences in the creepy first trailer for The Watchers. Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024 But there is also the creepy idea that in a society this circumscribed and oppressive perhaps taking another’s life was one of the only truly free, independent acts that a woman could commit. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024 Despite their somewhat creepy appearance, blobfish are completely harmless to humans. Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2024 The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District in Minnesota reported its first deer tick of 2024 on Monday, posting a creepy photo on social media of a tick in a vial against the backdrop of Feb. 5 on a calendar. Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024

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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

Dictionary Entries Near creepy

Cite this Entry

“Creepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creepy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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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