skeevy
/ˈskiːvi/adjective
skeevy is spelled S-K-E-E-V-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, skeevy means “Disgusting or distasteful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skeevy?
| Letters | 6: S-K-E-E-V-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is skeevy?
Skeevy appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce skeevy?
- /ˈskiːvi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-US-skeevy.wav, En-au-skeevy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of skeevy
- skeevier comparative
- skeeviest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skeevy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
slangDisgusting or distasteful.
She’s already running the whole place on her own. Well, her and that skeevy priest-boy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does skeevy come from?
From Italian schifo (“disgust, nausea”) plus English suffix -y. Compare Italian schifoso (“disgusting, loathsome”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).