sketchy
adjective
like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials.
sketchier
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comparativeof sketchy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Southern California’s most dangerous surf spot, the Wedge, has become even sketchier in recent months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
He has stayed here even as this stretch of Lankershim Boulevard became sketchier, even as the COVID-19 pandemic forced him to lay off all his employees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
Omicron’s impact is difficult to gauge in other parts of the world, where data are often sketchier.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 25, 2022
If they are sketchier characters, both in Baxter’s depiction and in the reader’s eye, that may again be Baxter’s point.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2020
I told Annabeth and Grover about my latest dream, but the details got sketchier the more I tried to remember them.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
