creepily

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English

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Etymology

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From creepy +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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creepily (comparative more creepily, superlative most creepily)

  1. In a creepy manner.
  2. With a furtive creeping motion.
    • 1907, Algernon Blackwood, The Willows:
      I returned quietly, creepily, to the tent, first taking another exhaustive look round and—yes, I confess it—making a few measurements.

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