creeptacular

English

Etymology

From creep +‎ -tacular.

Adjective

creeptacular (comparative more creeptacular, superlative most creeptacular)

1. (slang) Extremely creepy.
   • 2006, Aimee Fountain, First Nation review, CMJ New Music Monthly, Issue 140, June 2006, page 39 (approx.):

     The debut from New York's First Nation is spooky and beautiful aboriginal lullaby music, culled from God-knows-what sorts of string instruments, creeptacular vocal harmonies and more than a little bit of punk attitude.

   • 2012, Ty Burr, Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame, Pantheon Books, →ISBN, page 131:

     Because Rains's Universal horror breakthrough three decades earlier had never been a matter of costume—The Invisible Man is creeptacular for its special effects, […]

   • 2012, Lorien L. Loewy, Flight of Fancy, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 683:

     I hated all creepy crawly things, whether bugs, spiders or snakes and had no desire to look down at the creeptacular scene below us.

Synonyms

• spooktacular

Anagrams

• receptacular