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
When my parents divorced, things became much sketchier for my mom, and I did live with her for the first part.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2024
Omicron’s impact is difficult to gauge in other parts of the world, where data are often sketchier.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 25, 2022
But it is also about the narrative of a community in rapid flux: amid the upheaval, is a free apartment a glitch from the sketchier past, something to be rectified in the name of progress?
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2019
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
