creepy

English

Etymology

creep +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːpi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(General American) enPR: krīʹpī, IPA^(key): /ˈkɹipi/
Rhymes: -iːpi
Hyphenation: creep‧y

Adjective

creepy (comparative creepier, superlative creepiest)

Moving by creeping along.
- 1876, Lewis Carroll, The Hunting of the Snark […] , London: Macmillan, Fit the Fifth.⁠ The Beaver's Lesson:
  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.
(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
(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. […]
(informal) Strangely repulsive.
That creepy old man keeps leering at me!

Related terms

Translations

Moving by creeping along

Bulgarian: пълзящ (bg) (pǎlzjašt)

German: kriechend (de)

producing a fearful sensation

Arabic: مفزع‎ m
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Basque: beldurgarria
Bulgarian: предизвикващ тръпки (predizvikvašt trǎpki)
Catalan: esborronador (ca), aborronador
Chinese:
Mandarin: 詭異／诡异 (zh), 嚇人／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
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)
Macedonian: мо́рничав (mórničav), ко́шмарен (kóšmaren), стра́шен (strášen)
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)
Turkish: ürpertici (tr)
Vietnamese: đáng sợ (vi), kinh khủng (vi), khủng khiếp (vi), ghê gớm (vi)

Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation

Bulgarian: зловещ (bg) (zlovešt)

strangely repulsive

Arabic: مخيف‎ m
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 嚇人／吓人 (zh) (xiàrén), 恐怖 (zh) (kǒngbù)
Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: kammottava (fi)
French: flippant (fr)
German: abstoßend (de), widerlich (de), gruselig (de)
Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: temible (es), perturbador, inquietante
Swedish: kuslig (sv), obehaglig (sv)
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

crepey, crêpey

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