different between skeeved vs skeeve

English

Etymology

Formed of skeeve +? -ed, from Italian schifo (“disgust, nausea”), schifare (“to disgust, to loathe”), and schifoso (“disgusting, loathsome”).

Adjective

skeeved (comparative more skeeved, superlative most skeeved)

1. (informal) Disgusted; repulsed; creeped out.
   • 2016, S. A. Hunter, My Demon (volume 2)

     “He's like in his thirties,” I protested, skeeved at the idea of being attracted to him.
     “Yeah, that's bit young, but young ones like that need a mature woman.”
     “Grandma!” Now I was even more skeeved by the notion that she was attracted to him.

Verb

skeeved

1. simple past tense and past participle of skeeve
   • 2008, Jessica Valenti, He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know (page 96)

     Because while it may not seem like such a big deal if guys want to get all revved up about faux lesbians and skeeved by gay men, the consequences of this kind of prejudice can be more than just a few jokes.

   • 2016, S. A. Hunter, My Demon (volume 2)

     “He's like in his thirties,” I protested, skeeved at the idea of being attracted to him.
     “Yeah, that's bit young, but young ones like that need a mature woman.”
     “Grandma!” Now I was even more skeeved by the notion that she was attracted to him.

Related terms

• skeevy
• skeeve

English

Etymology

From Italian schifo (“disgust, nausea”) or Italian schifare (“to loathe or to disgust”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?v

Verb

skeeve (third-person singular simple present skeeves, present participle skeeving, simple past and past participle skeeved)

1. (slang, transitive, often with out) To disgust or disturb.
2. (slang, transitive) To be disgusted or disturbed by.
3. (slang, intransitive) To be or become disgusted.

Noun

skeeve (plural skeeves)

1. (slang) A disgusting or loathed person.

Related terms

• skeeved
• skeevy

Anagrams

• keeves