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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The little old ladies in the nursing home are engaging and creepy, inviting visitors into their rooms filled with mummified bodies wrapped in spider webs.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Amazon has everything for spooky season More cool than creepy, these marquee lights will light up your mantle, Halloween table, or window.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
But teens who want to transform into Aunt Gladys this Halloween are more concerned with re-creating her creepy look.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
Hawley criticized Mark Zuckerberg for declining a personal invitation to attend the hearing or even send a Meta representative after scandals like backlash over Meta relaxing rules that allowed chatbots to be creepy to kids.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Amazon has everything for spooky season More cool than creepy, these marquee lights will light up your mantle, Halloween table, or window.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
But teens who want to transform into Aunt Gladys this Halloween are more concerned with re-creating her creepy look.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
Hawley criticized Mark Zuckerberg for declining a personal invitation to attend the hearing or even send a Meta representative after scandals like backlash over Meta relaxing rules that allowed chatbots to be creepy to kids.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 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 23 Sep. 2025.
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