skeevy
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈskiːvi/
- Offensive
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turbio
- There's something a little bit off about that, something skeevy, he says.
Examples
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I felt uneasy walking past that skeevy old house at night.
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It seemed pretty skeevy, even if I couldn't quite put my finger on why way back then before the whole world knew about the WWW.
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He was kind of a skeevy guy and a couple other people on the trip.
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Secondly, if it's skeevy to be approached for a date on the street, is it any less skeevy if you're at a coffee shop, a bar, or a friend's party?
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His skeevy comments made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
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The movie had a skeevy atmosphere that I didn't enjoy.
Synonyms
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7.1
Sticky and unpleasant to touch or smell
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7.6
Appearing unsafe or not to be trusted
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9.7
Very dirty, smelly and unpleasant to touch or be near
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9.9
Seeming strange and not trustworthy
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8.0
Very dishonest or cruel in a way that makes people feel disgusted
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8.6
Dirty and unpleasant, like a place with sticky floors
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9.9
Looks dishonest, dirty, or unsafe to be around
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4.5
Causing people to feel embarrassed or uncomfortable and want to move
Seeming dishonest or likely not to be trusted
Appearing in a way people think is sexually loose or rude
Antonyms
How Sleazy
Surface Forms
Morphology
skeevy = skeeve (semi-transparent) = skeeve + y
The adjective is formed regularly from the verb 'skeeve' with the productive adjectival suffix '-y'.
Etymology
Skeevy is American slang that probably comes from the verb skeeve, which means 'to make someone feel disgusted', so a skeevy place or person is 'unpleasant', 'dirty', or 'suspicious'.