Antonyms for creepy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kree-pee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkri pi


Definition of creepy

Origin :
  • 1794, "characterized by creeping," from creep + -y (2). Meaning "having a creeping feeling in the flesh" is from 1831; that of producing such a feeling, the main modern sense, is from 1858. Creepy-crawly is from 1858.
  • adj nasty, scary
Example sentences :
  • But it made us turn cold and creepy just to think of it, and we said we wouldn't budge.
  • Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • I am not a coward, said Maya, I dont 118 think I am, but what you say makes me creepy.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Maya the Bee » by Waldemar Bonsels
  • That is a creepy thing, to have your horse act so, when you don't know why.
  • Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin
  • It sort of scares me, Steve—it's so creepy and crawly looking.
  • Extract from : « Spacehounds of IPC » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • The thought gave David a creepy feeling on the back of his neck.
  • Extract from : « David and the Phoenix » by Edward Ormondroyd
  • The creepy jack-ass, I don't believe he's ever been on a horse in his life!
  • Extract from : « Free Air » by Sinclair Lewis
  • Do you know, I felt a kind o' creepy feelin' down my back all the time.
  • Extract from : « Stories in Light and Shadow » by Bret Harte
  • There was nothing to do but wait, even if it was a creepy place for waiting.
  • Extract from : « Good References » by E. J. Rath
  • She has given me a creepy feeling; I can tell you that, Philip.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Ive got that creepy feeling all the time that theyre coming closer to us.
  • Extract from : « Under Cover » by Roi Cooper Megrue

Synonyms for creepy

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