Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skeeviness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skeevi-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic or state of being skeevy; distastefulness.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Adam just takes it to another level of skeeviness entirely. […] [W]e learn that when Adam was 16 he made a marriage pact (an agreement to get married if they are both single when they reach a certain age) with a^([sic]) 11 year old girl."
"In January 2010, Richtman’s skeeviness was still apparent. He was arrested for possessing child porn and pleaded guilty."
"Had America not absorbed the sheer skeeviness of that decade, how else would it have become comfortable electing a thrice-married man who ran beauty contests and graced casinos, one of them with a strip club, with his name?"

Etymology

From skeevy + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: skeevy

Usage

Questions

What does skeeviness mean?: The characteristic or state of being skeevy; distastefulness.
Where does skeeviness come from?: From skeevy + -ness.

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