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
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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Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
What about that wily junk dealer, or the creepy cemetery?
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
There’s a, well, creepy scene with a mob of Creepers, which are essentially dead-eyed plant creatures.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
For the uninitiated, Neo can also feel a little creepy, like anything else that seems partly human and partly not.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for creepy
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“Creepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creepy. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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