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sketchy

[ skech-ee ]

adjective

, sketch·i·er, sketch·i·est.
  1. like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials.

    Synonyms: crude, meager, rough, cursory

  2. imperfect, incomplete, slight, or superficial:

    a sketchy meal.

  3. Informal.
    1. unreliable or unsafe:

      That street looks pretty sketchy.

    2. disreputable or shady:

      I'd stay away from him; he's got a sketchy past.



sketchy

/ ˈskɛtʃɪ /

adjective

  1. characteristic of a sketch; existing only in outline
  2. superficial or slight
  3. informal.
    uncertain or unreliable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈsketchiness, noun
  • ˈsketchily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • sketchi·ly adverb
  • sketchi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sketchy1

First recorded in 1795–1805; sketch + -y 1
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Example Sentences

This, Verstappen said, was “very sketchy” on tyres running out of tread.

From BBC

“Our involvement becomes very sketchy in such places,” she said.

From Salon

Wesley Guimarães gives a lively portrayal of China, Daniel’s sketchy, good-hearted neighbor.

Details and consequences are breezed over or ignored entirely, making “Dragon Lady” seem sketchy in places.

Unified richly deserved it for years — combining poor nutrition with sketchy taste.

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