different between skeevy vs skeeved

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ski?vi/

Adjective

skeevy (comparative skeevier, superlative skeeviest)

1. (slang) Disgusting or distasteful.
   • 2013, Jessica Hagedorn, Manila Noir, Akashic Books (?ISBN), page 183

   • 2017, Jessica Brody, The Chaos of Standing Still, Simon and Schuster (?ISBN), page 232

Derived terms

• skeeve
• skeeviness

See also

• skeevies

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