creepyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkriːpi/, U.S.

/ˈkripi/

Etymology: < creep v. or creep n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Characterized by creeping or moving slowly.

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the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > moving slowly

slowa1398

slow-movingc1450

slow-bellied1554

lazya1568

slow-footed1587

slow-paced1594

leaden-footed1596

snaily1596

snail-paced1597

dragglinga1599

leaden-heeled1598

ambling1600

slow-foot1607

sluggisha1616

slow-pacing1616

tortoise-paced1623

slow-going1634

leaden-stepping1645

tardigradous1652

tardigrade1656

snail-crawleda1658

dawdling1773

loitering1791–2

slow-stepping1793

creepy1794

lugging1816

tortoise-footed1818

crawling1820

creepy-crawly1858

slowing1877

lead-foot1896

soodling1951

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 95 It is a creepy fluid.

1860 All Year Round 31 Mar. 538 She is rarely still, though I am bound to say she is creepy gentleness itself.

1889 J. Abercromby Trip E. Caucasus 180 An artistically embroidered coverlet tenanted..by countless swarms of creepy insects.

a. Having a creeping of the flesh, or chill shuddering feeling, caused by horror or repugnance.

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the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > sensation of something creeping on skin > [adjective]

creeping1814

creepy1831

crawly1860

creepy-crawlya1893

the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [adjective] > shuddering with fear > having sensation of shiver

creeping1814

creepy1831

crawly1860

creepy-crawlya1893

1831 Cat's Tail 30 I feel somehow quite creepy at the thought of what's coming.

1863 Ld. Lytton Ring of Amasis II. 38 There comes over him, all at once, a sort of cold, creepy shudder.

1882 Macmillan's Mag. 46 444 To confess that he has felt ‘creepy’ on account of certain inexplicable sounds.

b. transferred. Tending to produce such sensations.

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the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > sensation of something creeping on skin > [adjective] > causing creeping sensation on skin

creepy1883

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [adjective] > causing the hair to stand on end or gooseflesh

gruesome1570

porcupinish1829

horripilant1837

grauly1848

creepy1883

goosefleshy1894

goosefleshing1895

1883 ‘G. Lloyd’ Ebb & Flow II. xxxiii. 236 The whole place seemed lonely, and, as Mildred whispered to Pauline, ‘creepy’.

1892 Spectator 2 Apr. 470/1 A really effective romance of the creepy order.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	creepy
释义	creepyadj. Brit. /ˈkriːpi/, U.S. /ˈkripi/ Etymology: < creep v. or creep n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Characterized by creeping or moving slowly. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > moving slowly slowa1398 slow-movingc1450 slow-bellied1554 lazya1568 slow-footed1587 slow-paced1594 leaden-footed1596 snaily1596 snail-paced1597 dragglinga1599 leaden-heeled1598 ambling1600 slow-foot1607 sluggisha1616 slow-pacing1616 tortoise-paced1623 slow-going1634 leaden-stepping1645 tardigradous1652 tardigrade1656 snail-crawleda1658 dawdling1773 loitering1791–2 slow-stepping1793 creepy1794 lugging1816 tortoise-footed1818 crawling1820 creepy-crawly1858 slowing1877 lead-foot1896 soodling1951 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 95 It is a creepy fluid. 1860 All Year Round 31 Mar. 538 She is rarely still, though I am bound to say she is creepy gentleness itself. 1889 J. Abercromby Trip E. Caucasus 180 An artistically embroidered coverlet tenanted..by countless swarms of creepy insects. 2. a. Having a creeping of the flesh, or chill shuddering feeling, caused by horror or repugnance. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > sensation of something creeping on skin > [adjective] creeping1814 creepy1831 crawly1860 creepy-crawlya1893 the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [adjective] > shuddering with fear > having sensation of shiver creeping1814 creepy1831 crawly1860 creepy-crawlya1893 1831 Cat's Tail 30 I feel somehow quite creepy at the thought of what's coming. 1863 Ld. Lytton Ring of Amasis II. 38 There comes over him, all at once, a sort of cold, creepy shudder. 1882 Macmillan's Mag. 46 444 To confess that he has felt ‘creepy’ on account of certain inexplicable sounds. b. transferred. Tending to produce such sensations. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > sensation of something creeping on skin > [adjective] > causing creeping sensation on skin creepy1883 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [adjective] > causing the hair to stand on end or gooseflesh gruesome1570 porcupinish1829 horripilant1837 grauly1848 creepy1883 goosefleshy1894 goosefleshing1895 1883 ‘G. Lloyd’ Ebb & Flow II. xxxiii. 236 The whole place seemed lonely, and, as Mildred whispered to Pauline, ‘creepy’. 1892 Spectator 2 Apr. 470/1 A really effective romance of the creepy order. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1794
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