sketchy
adjective
like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials.
sketchiest
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superlativeof sketchy.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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He messaged Lutz about his experiences: “It was definitely the sketchiest thing I have ever had to do.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
“That was the sketchiest part. I got behind the heavy snowband for a little bit,” he said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
Huge sums of money are now available for the sketchiest of projects, from "blue hydrogen" to the sea-bed mining of rare-earth minerals.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2021
“The majority gives only the sketchiest of reasons for reversing Teague’s watershed exception,” Kagan wrote.
From Slate ● May 17, 2021
Thus, although we rose before 6 P.M. on December 16, the start was not made until 8.30 P.M., notwithstanding the fact that the meal was of the "sketchiest" character.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Sir Douglas Mawson
