/kree"pee kraw"lee/ , n. , pl. creepy-crawlies , adj., creepy-crawlier, creepy-crawliest . Informal.
n.
1. a creeping or crawling animal, esp. an insect.
adj.
2. creepy (def. 1).
[ 1855-60; see CREEP, CRAWL 1 , -Y 1 ]
/kree"pee kraw"lee/ , n. , pl. creepy-crawlies , adj., creepy-crawlier, creepy-crawliest . Informal.
n.
1. a creeping or crawling animal, esp. an insect.
adj.
2. creepy (def. 1).
[ 1855-60; see CREEP, CRAWL 1 , -Y 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012