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Creepy vs. Scary

Creepy and Scary Definitions

Creepy

Of or producing a sensation of uneasiness or fear, as of things crawling on one's skin
A creepy feeling.
A creepy story.

Scary

Causing fright or alarm.

Creepy

Annoyingly unpleasant; repulsive
The creepy kids next door.

Scary

Easily scared; very timid.

Creepy

Moving by creeping along.

Scary

Causing fear or anxiety
The tiger's jaws were scary.
She was hiding behind her pillow during the scary parts of the film.
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Creepy

(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.

Scary

(informal) Uncannily striking or surprising.
Linda changed her hair, and it’s scary how much she looks like her mother.

Creepy

(informal) Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation; creeped out.

Scary

Subject to sudden alarm; easily frightened.

Creepy

(informal) Strangely repulsive.
That creepy old man keeps leering at me!

Scary

(informal) To a scary extent; scarily.
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Creepy

Crawly; having or producing a sensation like that caused by insects creeping on the skin.
One's whole blood grew curdling and creepy.

Scary

Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.

Creepy

Annoying and unpleasant;
Some creepy kids were bothering her

Scary

Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.

Creepy

Causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin;
A creepy story
I had a creepy-crawly feeling

Scary

Subject to sudden alarm.
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Scary

Causing fright; alarming.

Scary

So scary as to cause chills and shudders;
The most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge

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