creepy
part of speech
adjective (creepy, creepier, creepiest) — informal
meaning for a pupil
1) Strange and frightening in a way that makes you uneasy (a creepy house). tree →
2) (of a person) Making you feel uncomfortable or unsafe because of how they act. tree →
3) (informal) Crawling, like insects (creepy-crawlies). tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and Halloween: creepy castles, creepy noises. In safety: if an adult or someone online seems creepy or asks for secrets, tell a trusted adult. Phrases: creepy-crawly (a small insect or spider), give me the creeps.
examples
- The old house looked creepy in the dark. tree →
- That creepy noise is just the wind. tree →
- Tell an adult if someone online is creepy. tree →
- We found creepy-crawlies under the log. tree →
- The film was a bit too creepy for my brother. tree →
- His smile was kind of creepy. tree →
- What he saw was creepier than creepy, and surpassed all he had ever dreamt of. tree →
note
Informal. Comparative: creepier, creepiest. A «creep» is an unpleasant person. Trust your feeling: if someone seems creepy, it is OK to leave and tell someone.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «creepy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.