Etymology
Origin of skeevy
First recorded in 1975–80; probably from Italian schifo “disgust” + -y 1
Example Sentences
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This approach to evaluating whether a company is a harmful monopoly focuses on price hikes from anticompetitive mergers or skeevy corporate practices.
From Slate
What the show does to the legend of the hotel itself is worse, making it a multicar garage for cartoon assassins ripped off from other flicks, including a skeevy brother and sister team named, I wish I were joking, Hansel and Gretel.
From Salon
From Tony Hale’s bilious talk-show host to Pete Holmes’ skeevy neighbor to Daniel Zovatto’s cold-blooded portrayal of Alcala, the men in the story all try to placate women with the same dismissive words — you’re beautiful.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s not the only time the affliction has struck the 1966 musical set in a skeevy Berlin nightclub; indeed, it’s a chronic condition.
From New York Times
But pitting Naru against a series of pop-up threats — an enraged bear, deadly quicksand, skeevy French fur trappers — is barely a plot.
From New York Times
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