Meanings
adverbcreepily (comparative more creepily, superlative most creepily)
comparative more creepily · superlative most creepily
- In a creepy manner.
- With a furtive creeping motion.
I returned quietly, creepily, to the tent, first taking another exhaustive look round and—yes, I confess it—making a few measurements.
1907, Algernon Blackwood, The Willows
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*grewbʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*kreupaną
- Proto-West Germanic*kreupan
- Old Englishcrēopan
- Middle Englishcrepen
- Englishcreep
- Englishcreepy
- Englishcreepily
Translations
German schauererregend
- schauererregendin a creepy manner
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APA
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“creepily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creepily. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creepily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creepily.
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