Webster's Dictionary 1913

9181

Creditableness

Cred″it‐a‐ble‐ness, n. The quality of being creditable.

9182

Creditably

Cred″it‐a‐bly (–?–bl?), adv. In a creditable manner; reputably; with credit.

9183

Creditor

Cred″it‐or (kr?d″?t–?r), n. [L.: cf. F. cr�diteur. See Credit.] 1. One who credits, believes, or trusts.The easy creditors of novelties.Daniel.2. One who gives credit in busines...

9184

Creditress

{ Cred″it‐ress (kr?d″?t–r?s), Cred″i‐trix (kr?d″?–tr?ks), } n. [L. creditrix.] A female creditor.

9185

Credo

Cre″do (kr?″d?), n. [L. See Creed.] The creed, as sung or read in the Roman Catholic church.He repeated Aves and Credos.Macaulay.

9186

Credulity

Cre‐du″li‐ty (kr?–d?″l?–t?), n. [L. credulitas, fr. credulus: cf. F. crédulité. See Credulous.] Readiness of belief; a disposition to believe on slight evidence.That implict cre...

9187

Credulous

Cred″u‐lous (kr?d″?–l?s; 135), a. [L. credulus, fr. credere. See Creed.] 1. Apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting. Landor.Eve, our credulous mothe...

9188

Credulously

Cred″u‐lous‐ly, adv. With credulity.

9189

Credulousness

Cred″u‐lous‐ness, n. Readiness to believe on slight evidence; credulity.Beyond all credulity is the credulousness of atheists.S. Clarke.

9190

Creed

Creed (krēd), n. [OE. credo, crede, AS. creda, fr. L. credo I believe, at the beginning of the Apostles' creed, fr. credere to believe; akin to OIr. cretim I believe, and Skr. ç...

9191

Creed (2)

Creed, v. t. To believe; to credit.That part which is so creeded by the people.Milton.

9192

Creedless

Creed″less, a. Without a creed. Carlyle.

9193

Creek

Creek (krēk), n. [AS. crecca; akin to D. kreek, Icel. kriki crack, nook; cf. W. crig crack, crigyll ravine, creek. Cf. Crick, Crook.] 1. A small inlet or bay, narrower and exten...

9194

Creekfish

Creek″fish (kr?k″f?sh), n.(Zoöl.) The chub sucker.

9195

Creeks

Creeks (krēks), n. pl.; sing.Creek. (Ethnol.) A tribe or confederacy of North American Indians, including the Muskogees, Seminoles, Uchees, and other subordinate tribes. They fo...

9196

Creeky

Creek″y (krēk″y̆), a. Containing, or abounding in, creeks; characterized by creeks; like a creek; winding. “The creeky shore.” Spenser.

9197

Creel

Creel (krēl), n. [Gael. craidhleag basket, creel.]1. An osier basket, such as anglers use. Sir W. Scott.2. (Spinning) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bo...

9198

Creep

Creep (krēp), v. t. [imp.Crept (krĕpt) (Crope (krōp), Obs.); p. p.Crept; p. pr. & vb. n.Creeping.] [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. creópan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krju...

9199

Creep (2)

Creep, n. 1. The act or process of creeping.2. A distressing sensation, or sound, like that occasioned by the creeping of insects.A creep of undefinable horror.Blackwood's Mag.O...

9200

Creeper

Creep″er (krēp″ẽr), n. 1. One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing.Standing waters are most unwholesome,... full of mites, creepers; slimy, muddy, unclean.Burton.2. (B...

9201

Creephole

Creep″hole′ (–h?l′), n. 1. A hole or retreat into which an animal may creep, to escape notice or danger.2. A subterfuge; an excuse.

9202

Creepie

Creep″ie (–y̆), n. A low stool.

9203

Creepiness

Creep″i‐ness (–ĭ–nĕs), n. An uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on the skin.She felt a curious, uneasy creepiness.Mrs. Alexander.

9204

Creeping

Creep″ing, a. 1. Crawling, or moving close to the ground. “Every creeping thing.” Gen. vi. 20.2. Growing along, and clinging to, the ground, or to a wall, etc., by means of root...

9205

Creeping Charlie

Creep″ing Char″lie. The stonecrop (Sedum acre).

9206

Creepingly

Creep″ing‐ly, adv. by creeping slowly; in the manner of a reptile; insidiously; cunningly.How slily and creepingly did he address himself to our first parents.South.

9207

Creeple

Cree″ple (krē″p'l), n. [See Cripple.] 1. A creeping creature; a reptile.There is one creeping beast, or long creeple (as the name is in Devonshire), that hath a rattle at his ta...