creepy

adjective

\ ˈkrē-pē

creepier; creepiest

Definition of creepy

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

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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

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Some Amazon Alexa users recently reported their devices began letting out super-creepy, unprompted laughs. — Lara O’reilly, WSJ, "CMO Today: More Drama for Newsweek’s IBTimes; Drawbridge Scales Back In Europe Ahead of GDPR; Soap Is the Latest Viral Trend," 8 Mar. 2018 Hale and Tyler Posey star in the creepy-as-hell movie, which starts out with a seemingly harmless game of truth or dare that turns deadly. — Megan Friedman, Cosmopolitan, "Watch the First Trailer for Lucy Hale’s Incredibly Terrifying New Movie," 5 Jan. 2018 But lifelogging produced reams of mostly useless footage, and Glass was maligned as invasive and creepy. — Adi Robertson, The Verge, "You can buy a wearable camera to track your social life," 12 Dec. 2018 The actress shared a creepy AF video that could make any non-believer fill their homes with crystals and burn sage in every corner. — Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, "Jenny McCarthy's Security Camera Footage Will Make You Wonder If Her House Is Haunted," 17 July 2018 But the grown-ups objected that the very realistic, almost-but-not-quite-human figures just seemed creepy. — Alison Gopnik, WSJ, "A Generational Divide in the Uncanny Valley," 10 Jan. 2019 For a cute-not-creepy take on the trend, Annie Thompson, the blogger behind DIY Decor Mom, made some adjustments to the popular PVC pipe spider. — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Give Your Neighbors the Creeps With Oversized Spider Halloween Decor," 5 Oct. 2018 In the final moment of the new Halloween movie, after the credits roll, the film score is abruptly replaced with the loud, creepy sound of heavy breathing. — Aja Romano, Vox, "Halloween’s post-credits “scene,” explained," 20 Oct. 2018 Still, the creepy, shadowy figure lurking in the dark (or in broad daylight) remains a threat some of us can’t quite shake. — Mekita Rivas, Glamour, "Mollie Tibbetts' Killing Isn't About Women Jogging. It's About Violence Against Us.," 24 Aug. 2018

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