Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
creepy, creepy-crawly
(adjective) causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin; “a creepy story”; “I had a creepy-crawly feeling”
creepy
(adjective) annoying and unpleasant; “some creepy kids were bothering her”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
creepier
comparative form of creepy
• creperie, crĂŞperie, repierce
Source: Wiktionary
Creep"y (krp"), a.
Definition: Crawly; having or producing a sensation like that caused by insects creeping on the skin. [Colloq.] One's whole blood grew curdling and creepy. R. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2024
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.