creepy
adj.adj. causing a strange, nervous feeling of fear. You use this to describe something that makes you feel like someone is watching you or that something is wrong.
adj. producing a nervous sensation of fear or unease, often associated with a perceived threat to personal safety or social boundaries. Informal in register; frequently used to describe people or environments that violate social norms in a subtle, unsettling way.
The old basement feels a bit creepy at night.
He stopped going to that park because a creepy man kept following him and asking personal questions.
The director uses long, silent shots of the empty hallways to create a creepy atmosphere that keeps the audience in a state of constant tension.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kreupaną Proto-West Germanic *kreupan Old English crēopan Middle English crepen English creep Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English creepy From creep + -y.
Gradable adjective; commonly modified by 'really', 'bit', or 'kind of'.