CREEPY

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

Etymology

Adjective

creepy (comparative creepier, superlative creepiest)

Moving by creeping along.

(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.

(informal) Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation; creeped out.

(informal) Strangely repulsive.

Anagrams

• crepey, crêpey

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