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Adjectives commonly used to describe "creep" — vivid descriptors for richer, more specific prose.
(adj)
First or earliest in a group or series.
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Small in size.
Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
(n)
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
Of third rank or order; subsequent.
Remaining for only a brief time.
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
Of or pertaining to diffusion.
Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
(slang) Calm, relaxed, easygoing.
Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
Real, actual, tangible.
An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
Pertaining to heat or temperature.
(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
(adv)
In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.
That compresses
Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
(nautical) A small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.
Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
(in combination) Brought about; caused to happen.
Having a noticeable or major effect.
Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
(mathematics) Of or relating to logarithms.
Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate.
To a smaller extent or degree.
Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
Subjected to regulation or direction.
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
A state of ongoing change.
The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).
Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
Done by machine.
Viscous and elastic.
Relying upon; depending upon.
Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
(seismology) seismically inactive
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
Changing; active; in motion.
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.
(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
Not moving.
Very swift or quick.
The star that is closest to the Earth.
(uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
Capable of being stretched; ductile.
Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
Having a single axis; monoaxial
(mathematics, of a function) Having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one.
Minor; small in amount
(not comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something.
To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
Opposed to something.
A phase.
Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
Capable of being regained or recovered.
In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.
(v)
(intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
(engineering, materials science) Showing no obvious relation between stress and strain.
Not drained.
Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics.
of, or relating to, flexure
The removal of stress or discomfort.
Having two phases.