creepingly

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adverb

By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.

“a. 1712, Robert South, sermon How slily and creepingly did he address himself to our first parents.”

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Meanings

adverbcreepingly (comparative more creepingly, superlative most creepingly)

comparative more creepingly · superlative most creepingly

  1. By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.

    a. 1712, Robert South, sermon How slily and creepingly did he address himself to our first parents.

Origin

From creeping + -ly.

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APA

creepingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creepingly

MLA

“creepingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creepingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creepingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creepingly.

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