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creepingly

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a. 1712, Robert South, sermon How slily and creepingly did he address himself to our first parents.

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History

Etymology

From creeping + -ly.