horripilante — meaning in English

English meaning

• creepy adj Causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease.
• ghastly adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.

Senses

horripilante is used for these senses in English:

• creepy (informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
• ghastly Horrifyingly shocking.

ghastly — full definition

1. adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.
2. adj Pale and deathly-looking.
3. adj (informal, especially British) Very bad or unpleasant, used for milder complaints as well as serious horror.

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