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crawly

[kraw-lee]Informal.
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adjective, crawl·i·er, crawl·i·est.
  1. that crawls; noting or describing things, as worms or insects, that crawl, especially imparting a queasy feeling; creepy.
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noun, plural crawl·ies.
  1. a crawling insect, small reptile, etc.
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Origin of crawly

First recorded in 1855–60; crawl1 + -y1
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Examples from the Web for crawly

Historical Examples

  • The horror of it was that the creeping, crawly thing made no sound—only crawled!

    The Lock And Key Library

    Various

  • It sort of scares me, Steve—it's so creepy and crawly looking.

    Spacehounds of IPC

    Edward Elmer Smith

  • All over the tree they ran, creepy, crawly, looking at every single thing.

  • "But there's men that is nasty and crawly things," he argued.

  • They're so crawly and graceful—but, just the same, I like to watch them.

    McTeague

    Frank Norris

British Dictionary definitions for crawly

crawly

adjective crawlier or crawliest
  1. informal feeling or causing a sensation like creatures crawling on one's skin
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