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Adjective: creepy-crawly  ,kree-pee'kro-lee
  1. Causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
    "I had a creepy-crawly feeling"; "They landed on a planet filled with huge, creepy-crawly insects";
    - creepy, crawly [informal]
Noun: creepy-crawly  ,kree-pee'kro-lee
  1. An animal that creeps or crawls (such as worms or spiders or insects)

Derived forms: creepy-crawlies

See also: alarming

Type of: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna