creeple

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/ˈkɹiːpəl/

noun

A creeping creature; a reptile.

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Meanings

creeple1

nouncreeple (plural creeples)

plural creeples

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of cripple.

    Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is.

    1611, John Donne, An Anatomie of the World

creeple2

nouncreeple (plural creeples)

plural creeples

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteA creeping creature; a reptile.

    There is one creeping beast, or long creeple (as the name is in Devonshire), that hath a rattle at his tail that doth discover his age.

    1632, Thomas Morton, New English Canaan

Origin

From creep + -le.

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APA

creeple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creeple

MLA

“creeple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creeple. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creeple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creeple.

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