Creepy Adjectives

adjective causing great horror or fear; frightful

• The crime scene was a ghastly sight, with blood spattered everywhere.
• I can't believe you're wearing that ghastly sweater to the party.
• That horror movie was so ghastly, I couldn't sleep for days.
• The politician's ghastly behavior was a stain on his reputation.

noun anxiety or fear

• The eerie sounds in the abandoned house gave me the heebie jeebies.
• That horror movie really gave me the heebie jeebies.
• The creepy crawlies always give me the heebie jeebies.
• The thought of public speaking gives me the heebie jeebies.

verb Moving smoothly and quietly in a twisting or sliding motion, typically used to describe the movement of a snake or other reptile.

• The snake was slithering through the grass quietly.
• I saw a snake slithering in the yard.
• The creepy-crawly was slithering around the corner.
• The politician was slithering through the loopholes in the law.