"creepy" meaning in English

See creepy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkripi/ [US], /ˈkriːpi/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-creepy.wav [UK] Forms: creepy [positive], creepier [comparative], creepiest [superlative]
enPR: krīʹpī [US] Head templates: {{adj|creepy|creepier|creepiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is creepy, it produces a nervous and uneasy feeling, as if something is crawling on your skin.
    Sense id: simple-creepy-en-adj-c-hFW2iH
  2. Something that is strange, eccentric and repelling.
    Sense id: simple-creepy-en-adj-NdTEQ12N
     
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    {
      "form": "creepy",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "creepier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "creepiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "creepy",
        "2": "creepier",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "creep‧y",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "When something is creepy, it produces a nervous and uneasy feeling, as if something is crawling on your skin."
      ],
      "id": "simple-creepy-en-adj-c-hFW2iH"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something that is strange, eccentric and repelling."
      ],
      "id": "simple-creepy-en-adj-NdTEQ12N"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "krīʹpī",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkripi/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkriːpi/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-creepy.wav",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "creepy"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "creepy",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "creepier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "creepiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "creepy",
        "2": "creepier",
        "3": "creepiest"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "When something is creepy, it produces a nervous and uneasy feeling, as if something is crawling on your skin."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something that is strange, eccentric and repelling."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "krīʹpī",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkripi/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkriːpi/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-creepy.wav",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "creepy"
}

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