Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Creepy.
- adjective Feeling as if covered with moving things.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a sensation as of the contact of crawling things.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective colloq. Creepy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having a
sensation of being covered in moving things such as insects
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mason had come armed with a handful of wild barley-grass, or "crawly", as it was better known among the boys.
Jack of Both Sides The Story of a School War Florence Coombe
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Of literary art there is little, of invention considerable; and while the style is to a certain extent unformed and immature, it is neither feeble nor obscure, and admirably serves the author's purpose of creating what the children call a "crawly" impression.
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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Of literary art there is little, of invention considerable; and while the style is to a certain extent unformed and immature, it is neither feeble nor obscure, and admirably serves the author's purpose of creating what the children call a "crawly" impression.
Washington Irving Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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Of literary art there is little, of invention considerable; and while the style is to a certain extent unformed and immature, it is neither feeble nor obscure, and admirably serves the author's purpose of creating what the children call a "crawly" impression.
Washington Irving Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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* Tingling or numbness in the hands, face, feet or mouth (paresthesia) * Feelings of "crawly," "itchy," or "cringy" skin sensations.
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It's already that creepy crawly time of year at the Natural History Museum's wonderful Spider Pavilion.
Sarah Bowman: What's Up for October From Kids Off the Couch Sarah Bowman 2011
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By the way, the word "maggot" here does not refer to an creepy crawly creature, but is a synonym for "whim."
Multimedia 2010
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Surely, you ll be indulging in enough creepy, crawly frights, so our HuffPost Green collection of this week
Animal Photos Of The Week Travis Walter Donovan 2010
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Bring your favourite creepy crawly a Valentine to the Toronto Zoo February 12-15th and get in free!
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It's already that creepy crawly time of year at the Natural History Museum's wonderful Spider Pavilion.
Sarah Bowman: What's Up for October From Kids Off the Couch Sarah Bowman 2011
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