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Creepy vs Scarry - What's the difference?

creepy | scarry |

As adjectives the difference between creepy and scarry

is that creepy is producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin while scarry is like a scar, or rocky eminence.

creepy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
  • Strangely repulsive.

    • See also

    * creepy-crawly

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    scarry

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Like a scar, or rocky eminence.
  • Bearing scars, or marks of wounds.
    • (Holinshed)
    (Webster 1913)