sketchy
[ skech-ee ]
/ ˈskɛtʃ i /
adjective, sketch·i·er, sketch·i·est.
like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials.
imperfect, incomplete, slight, or superficial: a sketchy meal.
Informal.
- unreliable or unsafe: That street looks pretty sketchy.
- disreputable or shady: I'd stay away from him; he's got a sketchy past.
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sketch·i·ly, adverbsketch·i·ness, nounWords nearby sketchy
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sketchy
/ (ˈskɛtʃɪ) /
adjective sketchier or sketchiest
characteristic of a sketch; existing only in outline
superficial or slight
informal uncertain or unreliable
Derived forms of sketchy
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