Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skeevy

/ˈskiːvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: skeevy
IPA: /ˈskiːvi/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Disgusting or distasteful.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Carefully holding onto every dirty, skeevy piece of information he collected, he used it in his own best interests to ferret his way into a Vice Presidency"
"GODZELLA. (After Cinderella has gone.) Mama, can we get a new stepsister? Cinderella is so icky and skeevy."
"She’s already running the whole place on her own. Well, her and that skeevy priest-boy."
"He was huddled in the doorway of this skeevy noodle joint in Binondo, the kind of skeevy joint in a skeevy alley where you wouldn't expect to see a guy like Paco. Or maybe you would."
"The idea of hanging out with a skeevy poker player and all of his skeevy friends was not my idea of a good time. But I didn't want Lottie to go alone, either. I assumed the guy was dangerous."

Etymology

From Italian schifo (“disgust, nausea”) plus English suffix -y. Compare Italian schifoso (“disgusting, loathsome”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: schifo

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

skeevier (comparative) skeeviest (superlative)

Derived Forms

skeeve skeeviness

Frequently Paired Words

skeevies

Rhymes With

evie iiwi

Questions

How do you pronounce skeevy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskiːvi/.
What does skeevy mean?: Disgusting or distasteful.
Where does skeevy come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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