sketch
noun
a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
sketchlike
-
a word derived from
sketch.
Example Sentences
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The abstract, sketchlike quality of the monochromatic pieces by Paul Chan and Rashid Johnson capture the tangle of our emotions therein — anxiety, anger, fear.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2020
With a delicate sketchlike overlay, Christina incorporated many key themes from the books while evoking the mood of fall.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 10, 2020
The two quickly become one during short, sketchlike scenes, some without synchronized sound, that are meant to suggest a deepening of feeling.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2011
But combined with lively, sketchlike watercolor illustrations, the book’s simplicity speaks volumes about the wonders of farm life to suburban and city-dwelling listeners.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2011
For example, the following; which exists in the Vendish language in a shape more diffuse and twice as long; and also in Slovakian, still more sketchlike.
From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob Robinson
