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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 of creepy from the Web
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But in the wrong hands, in the wrong context, a creative use of data can be both creepy and invasive.
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The commemorative -- or maybe not-so-commemorative -- spare change was called garish, weird, creepy and a Dumpster fire, and that was before it was deemed decidedly unnecessary.
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Beetlejuice was weird and creepy and vaguely rotting at the seams, but dude knew when a look worked for him.
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This sort of situation is not just creepy and invasive.
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This contemporary version is at once creepy and obvious.
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Having 18 year old girls grab your crotch is creepy and perverted.
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With a Clock in its Walls has just dropped its first trailer, and already this film is shaping up to be equal parts creepy and whimsical.
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Yet, Bronson still stood out, with his alternately creepy and moony portrayal of a man biding his time dating Wood’s mother while vying for the younger woman’s attention.
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Origin and Etymology of creepy
see 1creep
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First Known Use: 1836
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearcreepy Synonyms
Synonyms
agitating, anxious, disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, fraught, hairy, nerve-racking (or nerve-wracking), nervous, restless, tense, uneasy, unnerving, unsettling, worrisome;
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CREEPY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of creepy for English Language Learners
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: strange or scary : causing people to feel nervous and afraid
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