(a.) Crawly; having or producing a sensation like that caused by insects creeping on the skin.
Example Sentences:
(1) I have these words for the authorities: [it is a] creepy, crooked, evil way."
(2) (And if that sounds creepy, that’s because it sort of is.
(3) Whether Creepy Uncle Sam and his creepier backers will succeed in bringing down the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remains to be seen, but the prognosis is not good.
(4) Has anyone thought about how creepy this could get when actually put into practice?
(5) The monsters in Doctor Sleep are promisingly creepy: polyester-clad senior citizens who turn out to be child-torturing paranormals with fangs beneath their dentures.
(6) (After Kadyrov renamed the street last year in creepy homage to Russia's prime minister, Estemirova refused to even walk on it, her daughter Lana recalls.)
(7) Archer's creepy Pecksniffian pals If there's one thing worse than Jeffrey Archer, it is the erstwhile friends of Jeffrey Archer.
(8) It’s for all the men who don’t know which of their kind and magnanimous actions could be interpreted as sexist, creepy or inappropriate: Telling a junior female staff member that she has “piercing eyes” is a sexist act.
(9) Two old men are spying on a young woman bathing, but Gentileschi heightens the creepiness by having the men come right up and openly stare, while other artists tend to show them hiding at a distance.
(10) I read a couple of the threads, and they just seemed a little weird and creepy.
(11) [He was] creepy, yes, but it never crossed my mind there was any kind of paedophilia going on.
(12) But the first recent coverage to get attention came from a little-known YouTube user, DaPhoneyRapperz , who uploaded a video supposedly showing the Democratic nominee convulsing and having seizures – mainly the same few bits of video of Clinton laughing or making faces looped to a creepy soundtrack – on 21 July and has more than 2.2m views.
(13) It burned images into my mind: Danny's endless steadicam cycle down the hotel corridors, ending with the twins in the hallway; the woman in room 237; the creepy partygoers in animal masks; the horrifying reveal of the message "Redrum"; the wash of blood from the elevator; Jack Nicholson with the axe at the door calling "Here's Johnny!
(14) The home of the ants Atala’s encounter with creepy-crawlies in São Gabriel das Cachoeiras was not a coincidence.
(15) But it’s creepy how that all debate over whether hackers are freedom fighters or criminals seems to go out of the window, when the much greater prize of - woo-hoo!
(16) But the main sequence was original, with horror-movie-like shots of a creepy party where the word “rape” has been scrawled on balloons.
(17) Sir Roger Jones said he always felt that Savile was "a pretty creepy sort of character" and had heard of rumours from BBC staff in London, but did not tell management because he did not have any evidence to back the gossip up.
(18) Moody acknowledges it is an area fraught with ethical and reputational risk: “One of the questions we get asked is: how do we ensure that we are not being creepy?” Context, he believes, is the key.
(19) The blog Creepy Paddington emerged, Photoshopping him into various horror movies from Paranormal Activity to The Shining.
(20) Well, yes, it is creepy, but worried isn't the right word.
Terrific
Definition:
(a.) Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight.
Example Sentences:
(1) 7.46am BST Thanks for all the comments on the blog this week - terrific how you are chiming in.
(2) AW: Well, I think a rather terrific movie, actually.
(3) The tour continued to the excellent Hector Pieterson memorial and museum and the Regina Mundi church, a rallying point during the struggle, now hosting a terrific photography exhibition.
(4) You've shown "elan, dedication, skill and customary energy" while "producing a terrific newspaper and keeping the staff motivated and happy".
(5) That would have made a terrific programme.” • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email media@theguardian.com or phone 020 3353 3857.
(6) As we know only too well at ITV, a closely fought contest in front of a live audience for a big prize that only one person can win makes for terrific television.
(7) "He was also a terrific storyteller whose life had provided no end of material.
(8) The actor Steven Berkoff, who had met Biggs in 1987, when making a film about him that both agreed was "a load of cobblers", praised his "most terrific patter".
(9) We start by talking about Salford, which will soon be the new home of Radio 5 Live, BBC Sport, BBC Breakfast and CBBC (Patten was there only yesterday, looking at MediaCity's "terrific" new facilities).
(10) "It's a terrific honour and we'll show up smiling."
(11) The former Liverpool and England team-mate of Gerrard told the broadcaster Talksport: “You can only be judged on the season you’ve just played and last season he was terrific.
(12) The Dragon, added Mortimer, was a 'terrific school' where he learnt more than he ever did afterwards.
(13) Negredo almost extended City's advantage but a terrific volley was kept out by Guzan, before Nasri was withdrawn for his own good and Villa were subjected to the pace of Jesús Navas, whose first cross from the right almost produced a third goal.
(14) "It's very seductive and I've done it a certain amount, but it does take a terrific toll.
(15) I don’t know what they’re singing but they were terrific.” It was blue and white that dominated the Wembley panoramic but ultimately their team came up short.
(16) It's an eye-catching side-narrative character part, certainly not the lead like in Hellboy, but Perlman's scenes were mainly with Charlie Day from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , and the pair have terrific chemistry.
(17) The five-goal first half was terrific entertainment .
(18) But he is facing his first and biggest challenge in living up to that image with his pledge to erase the Affordable Care Act, AKA Obamacare, to repeal and replace it with “something terrific”.
(19) They are a talented squad of players and they’ve got some terrific individuals.
(20) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Kaisa-talo blends into the historic facade of the city There are a number of terrific old buildings in the city, but I’m going to pick Helsinki University’s new library building, Kaisa-talo.