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# creepy

adjective (creepy, creepier, creepiest) — informal

«creepy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Strange and frightening in a way that makes you uneasy (a creepy house). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creepy/#m1)
2. (of a person) Making you feel uncomfortable or unsafe because of how they act. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creepy/#m2)
3. (informal) Crawling, like insects (creepy-crawlies). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creepy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and Halloween: creepy castles, creepy noises. In safety: if an adult or someone online seems creepy or asks for secrets, tell a trusted adult. Phrases: creepy-crawly (a small insect or spider), give me the creeps.

### Examples

- The old house looked creepy in the dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creepy/#x1)
- That creepy noise is just the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creepy/#x2)
- Tell an adult if someone online is creepy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creepy/#x3)
- We found creepy-crawlies under the log. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creepy/#x4)
- The film was a bit too creepy for my brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creepy/#x5)
- His smile was kind of creepy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creepy/#x6)
- What he saw was creepier than creepy, and surpassed all he had ever dreamt of. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creepy/#x7)

### Note

Informal. Comparative: creepier, creepiest. A «creep» is an unpleasant person. Trust your feeling: if someone seems creepy, it is OK to leave and tell someone.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «creepy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creepy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«creepy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creepy.html) on Mova free.