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
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There's something creepy about that guy.
a fascinating but creepy stage show by an offbeat magician
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The art direction helps maintain the creepy tension, making a bubbling pot of pumpkin soup look sinister and the click of staccato heels sound menacing.
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Instead of petals shaped like a sweet white dog, Gulley got an array of flowers with creepy eyes peeking out; think less canine, more catastrophe.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
In the 10-minute sequence, Miller presents a dark, volatile and gory sequence of creepy humanoid-like Pac-Man who must move through a maze by brutally annihilating everything in sight.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
From a creepy AirBnB operator to an elderly theatre director who allows actors to roam the town in macabre masks at all hours of the night, the local residents all give the impression that these bulls-in-a-banana-pizza-shop are an unwelcome addition to the annual festivities.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Instead of petals shaped like a sweet white dog, Gulley got an array of flowers with creepy eyes peeking out; think less canine, more catastrophe.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
In the 10-minute sequence, Miller presents a dark, volatile and gory sequence of creepy humanoid-like Pac-Man who must move through a maze by brutally annihilating everything in sight.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
From a creepy AirBnB operator to an elderly theatre director who allows actors to roam the town in macabre masks at all hours of the night, the local residents all give the impression that these bulls-in-a-banana-pizza-shop are an unwelcome addition to the annual festivities.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Creepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creepy. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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