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UK
/kɹˈiːpɪnəs/
]
[ US /ˈkɹipinɪs/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹipinɪs/ ]
NOUN
- an uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on your skin
How To Use creepiness In A Sentence
- More protestations of innocence followed and shortly afterwards, creepiness slunk in.
- The pilot episode/movie does an excellent job of establishing the characters and backstory, and creates a quietly understated atmosphere of creepiness.
- Some of Payne's photos have shades of creepiness: the barbed wire surrounding a turreted building or the cold grandeur of a crumbling marble staircase. Where Patients Once Sought Asylum - Culture - The Atlantic
- Central Cinema [and that was Thursday], I chatted with cofounder / cocurator / cohost Nick Prueher about the inspirational power of McDonald's training videos, the deal-breaking creepiness of Steve Vai's biggest fan, and the benefits of communal viewing of crap. GreenCine Daily
- From the lone dark figure sinking into and out of the shadows of an empty house, to the final brutal 30 minutes where a brain splattered cop goes into berserker mode, this flick exudes a creepiness factor that had me going “WoweWow”. Flixnjoystix.com! » Bobert’s Horror Review Round-Up! TEETH! P2! THEM! And More!
- He plays scorned lover Jed with an untempered delicacy and spidery creepiness, while the antihero is the epitome of controlled frustration.
- At first glance, the cabin recalls a child's clubhouse, or an actualized cartoon dwelling that mixes playfulness with a foreboding creepiness.
- Even the skylight in the ceiling did little to dispel the creepiness the room seemed to ooze.
- Its furry texture gives it an unspecific creepiness. The Times Literary Supplement
- It's hard to describe, but the place just exudes corporate creepiness.