Defn: by creeping slowly; in the manner of a reptile; insidiously;
cunningly.
How slily and creepingly did he address himself to our first parents.
South.
CREEPLE
Cree"ple (kr"p'l), n. Etym: [See Cripple.]
1. A creeping creature; a reptile. [Obs.] There is one creeping beast, or long creeple (as the name is in Devonshire), that hath a rattle at his tail that doth discover his age. Morton (1632).
2. One who is lame; a cripple. [Obs.] Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is. Donne.
CREEPY
Creep"y (krp"), a.
Defn: Crawly; having or producing a sensation like that caused by insects creeping on the skin. [Colloq.] One's whole blood grew curdling and creepy. R. Browning.
CREES
Crees (krz), n. pl.; sing. Cree. (Ethnol.)
Defn: An Algonquin tribe of Indians, inhabiting a large part of
British America east of the Rocky Mountains and south of Hudson's
Bay.
CREESE
Creese (krs), n. Etym: [Malay. kris.]
Defn: A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a serpentine blade. [Written also crease and kris.] From a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife. Julian Hawthorne.