creepy

English

Etymology

creep +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːpi/
• enPR: krīʹpī, IPA^(key): /ˈkɹipi/
• Rhymes: -iːpi
• Hyphenation: creep‧y

Adjective

creepy (comparative creepier, superlative creepiest)

1. Moving by creeping along.
   • 1876, Lewis Carroll, The Hunting of the Snark:

     The Beaver brought paper, portfolio, pens, / And ink in unfailing supplies: / While strange creepy creatures came out of their dens, / And watched them with wondering eyes.

2. (informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
3. (informal) Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation; creeped out.
   • 1920, Algernon Blackwood, First Hate

     “I felt creepy and afraid,” continued the other, with conviction. “I had the sensation of being seen by someone—as if someone, I mean, was watching me. […]

4. (informal) Strangely repulsive.

   That creepy old man keeps leering at me!

Translations

Moving by creeping along

• Bulgarian: пълзящ (pǎlzjašt)
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producing a fearful sensation

• Arabic: مفزع m
• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Basque: beldurgarria
• Bulgarian: предизвикващ тръпки (predizvikvašt trǎpki)
• Catalan: esborronador
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 嚇人／吓人 (zh) (xiàrén), 吓人 (zh) (xiàrén), 恐怖 (zh) (kǒngbù)

• Dutch: griezelig (nl)
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: karmiva
• French: angoissant (fr) m, flippant (fr)
• Irish: fuarú, aisteach
• German: gruselig (de), schaurig (de), schauerlich, unheimlich (de)
• Scottish Gaelic: uaigealta, èiginneach
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• Hungarian: hátborzongató (hu), rémisztő (hu), kísérteties (hu), félelmetes (hu)
• Icelandic: hrollvekjandi
• Italian: angosciante (it), inquietante (it)
• Japanese: 気持ち悪い (kimochiwarui), 気味悪い (kimiwarui)
• Khmer: គួរឱ្យខ្លាច (kuor aoy khlach), គួរឱ្យភ័យខ្លាច (kuor aoy phyokhlach)
• Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: horripilante (pt)
• Russian: жу́ткий (ru) (žútkij), броса́ющий в дрожь (brosájuščij v drožʹ), вызыва́ющий мура́шки (vyzyvájuščij muráški), противный (ru) (protivnyj), гадкий (ru) (gadkij), гадливый (ru) (gadlivyj), отталкивающий (ru) (ottalkivajuščij), страхолюдный (ru) (straxoljudnyj), отпугивающий (ru) (otpugivajuščij), кошмарный (ru) (košmarnyj), кошмарный (ru) (košmarnyj), страшенный (ru) (strašennyj) (colloquial)
• Spanish: espeluznante
• Swedish: kuslig (sv), obehaglig (sv)
• Thai: น่ากลัว (nâa-gluua), น่าขนลุก (Ǹā k̄hnluk)
• Vietnamese: đáng sợ (vi), kinh khủng (vi), khủng khiếp (vi), ghê gớm (vi)

Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation

• Bulgarian: зловещ (zlovešt)
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strangely repulsive

• Arabic: مخيف m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 嚇人／吓人 (zh) (xiàrén), 吓人 (zh) (xiàrén), 恐怖 (zh) (kǒngbù)

• Finnish: kammottava (fi)
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• French: flippant (fr)
• Spanish: temible (es), perturbador, inquietante
• Swedish: kuslig (sv), obehaglig (sv)

See also

• creepy-crawly

Anagrams

• crepey, crêpey