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Perhaps because my town was so naturally gothic in its architecture and relative isolation - the roads often closed in winter - my stories tended toward the ghostly and the creepily suspenseful right from the get-go.
Andrew Pyper

Meaning of "creepily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CREEPILY

creepily  [ˈkriːpɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CREEPILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Creepily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES CREEPILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of creepily in the English dictionary

The definition of creepily in the dictionary is in a manner which is servile or obsequious.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CREEPILY


chirpily
ˈtʃɜːpɪlɪ
croupily
ˈkruːpɪlɪ
droopily
ˈdruːpɪlɪ
frumpily
ˈfrʌmpɪlɪ
grumpily
ˈɡrʌmpɪlɪ
happily
ˈhæpɪlɪ
jumpily
ˈdʒʌmpɪlɪ
lilly-pilly
ˈlɪlɪˌpɪlɪ
loopily
ˈluːpɪlɪ
lumpily
ˈlʌmpɪlɪ
pillie
ˈpɪlɪ
ropily
ˈrəʊpɪlɪ
roupily
ˈruːpɪlɪ
skimpily
ˈskɪmpɪlɪ
sleepily
ˈsliːpɪlɪ
sloppily
ˈslɒpɪlɪ
snappily
ˈsnæpɪlɪ
snoopily
ˈsnuːpɪlɪ
unhappily
ʌnˈhæpɪlɪ
weepily
ˈwiːpɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CREEPILY

creep
creep-feeding
creep-grazing
creepage
creeper
creepie
creepier
creepiest
creepiness
creeping
creeping bent grass
creeping Charlie
creeping Jennie
creeping Jesus
creeping myrtle
creeping paralysis
creeping phlox
creeping thistle
creepingly
creepmouse

WORDS THAT END LIKE CREEPILY

bumpily
campily
choppily
crispily
dopily
drippily
dumpily
floppily
glumpily
peppily
pily
preppily
scrappily
scrimpily
snippily
soapily
soppily
stroppily
stumpily
waspily

Synonyms and antonyms of creepily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «creepily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CREEPILY

Find out the translation of creepily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of creepily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «creepily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

毛骨悚然
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espeluznantemente
570 millions of speakers

English

creepily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

creepily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مريب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ползком
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

creepily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

creepily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

creepily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Creepily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

creepily
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気味悪く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

creepily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Creepily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

creepily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

creepily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्वचित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

creepily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

creepily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

creepily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поповзом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

creepily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

creepily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

creepily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

creepily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

creepily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of creepily

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CREEPILY»

The term «creepily» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.240 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CREEPILY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about creepily

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QUOTES WITH «CREEPILY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word creepily.
1
Andrew Pyper
Perhaps because my town was so naturally gothic in its architecture and relative isolation - the roads often closed in winter - my stories tended toward the ghostly and the creepily suspenseful right from the get-go.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CREEPILY»

Discover the use of creepily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to creepily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Lonely Doll
A lonely doll named Edith finally finds friendship with two visiting teddy bears.
‎1998
2
Adventures of the Teen Furies
Andrea and her friends try to escape their miserable, adolescent high school lives by role-playing as superheroes alternating between powerless and powerful but always friends.
MaryJanice Davidson, 2001
3
The Empress of Darkness
Take a journey, into the darkness of a Dynasty, set in a world of unknown terrors, lift to feed on the living.
Richard Serna, 2010
4
The Secret Agent
Catching his thigh againstthe endof the counter, hespun round,staggered with a cry of pain, felt in the distracting clatter of the bell his arms pinned to hisside by aconvulsive hug, while the cold lipsof a woman moved creepily on his very ear to  ...
Joseph Conrad, 2013
5
The Secret Agent
cold lips of a woman moved creepily on his very ear to form the darkness, the constable crossed the road,and tried the the words: door. The spring latch, whose key was reposing for ever off “Policeman! Hehas seen me!” duty in the lateMr ...
Conrad, Joseph, 2013
6
Delphi Complete Works of Joseph Conrad (Illustrated)
Catching his thigh against the end ofthe counter, he spun round, staggered witha cry of pain, felt in the distracting clatter ofthe bellhis arms pinned to his sideby a convulsive hug,while thecoldlips ofa woman moved creepily on his very ear ...
Joseph Conrad, 2013
7
The Nelson Contemporary English Dictionary
creepily critic the ground creepily (kree'pilil adv in a creepy manner creepiness ( kree'pinesl n the quality of being creepy We were glad to get away from the creepiness of the old house creepy (kree'pil adj (-pier, -piest) weird, causing shudders ...
W. T. Cunningham, 1977
8
The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest ...
The worst thing Tommy could do in response to this request, I thought, would be to chuckle creepily. “I would not,” Tommy said, chuckling creepily. “And one more thing, Tommy. One more thing. No sex, Tommy, okay? Are we clear?” “Mom!
Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell, 2013
9
The Complete Joseph Conrad: The Complete Novels, ...
Catching his thigh against the end of the counter, he spun round, staggered witha cryof pain, feltin the distracting clatter of the bell his arms pinnedto his sideby a convulsive hug, while thecold lipsof a womanmoved creepily onhis very ear to ...
Joseph Conrad, 2014
10
FREE Crime and Thriller preview from J. T Ellison ? for fans ...
Julia Spencer-Fleming “J.T. Ellison's debut novel rocks.” Allison Brennann,New York Timesbestselling author ofFear No Evil “Creepy thrills from start to finish” James O. Born, author ofBurn Zone “Fast-paced and creepily believable ... gritty,  ...
J. T. Ellison, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CREEPILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term creepily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pretty Little Liars Season 6: Episode 6 clip, "People can surprise you"
Or at least, A's black-hoodie wearing henchwoman who creepily follows the liars to junkyards and photography black rooms is a girl. «melty.com, Jul 15»
2
'Scream' Recap: Who is the Next to Die?
"If this is a coming out of the closet joke, it needs to be significantly less creepy," she says. Then "Audrey" creepily says to come out to their spot. «BuddyTV, Jul 15»
3
The 6 summer TV shows you should be watching
"Mr. Robot": Creator Sam Esmail has his finger on the jittery pulse of our digital age with this intense, creepily smart drama about a brilliant ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Deep in the Dark
... the eyes, which they creepily leave behind. Silly Dr. Cayle refuses to make a sacrifice, thinking it all a bunch of hooey, and tempts their wrath. «JustPressPlay, Jul 15»
5
Broken GIFs are the Web's most creepy and compelling art form
There's a surprising active subreddit with 36,000 users that's described as a home for “gifs that are creepily broken.” It doesn't matter if they're ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
6
The playlist: new bands – Boy Scout, Pesky and more
... Grogan or Theresa Bazaar. Meanwhile, the video shows Soleima in all her faux innocent, gap-toothed glory. A creepily cute star is born. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
The Knicks' Shockingly Sane, Smart Offseason
... with talk of deals done well in advance and various Jackson confidants waxing creepily poetic on the importance of big men with big butts. «VICE, Jul 15»
8
Here's How To Know Who Deleted You on Facebook
Designed by Aran Khanna, a Computer Science and Mathematics student from Harvard, the app allows people to 'creepily' track their friend's ... «Bitbag, Jul 15»
9
City of the dead: The hidden treasures of Paris cemeteries
There's the creepily named Drac, the dog of the exiled Princess of Romania; Kiki the monkey, and memorials to WWI trench dogs and horses ... «CNN, Jul 15»
10
The Ultimate Guide for Men That Need to Shop at Victoria's Secret
Size helps. Sorry, I know you'd prefer you come in and just tell us she's about "this" big (holding your hands apart) or worse, creepily stare at ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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