sketchy

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sketch·y

/ˈskeCHē/

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adjective

adjective: sketchy; comparative adjective: sketchier; superlative adjective: sketchiest

1. 1.

   not thorough or detailed.

   "the information they had was sketchy"

   h

   Similar: incomplete

   inadequate

   limited

   patchy

   scrappy

   bitty

   fragmentary

   rudimentary

   superficial

   cursory

   perfunctory

   slight

   scanty

   skimpy

   meager

   insufficient

   vague

   imprecise

   fuzzy

   hurried

hasty

1. provisional

   on the back of an envelope

   h

   Opposite:

   detailed

   exhaustive

   full

   • (of a picture) resembling a sketch; consisting of outline without much detail.
2. 2.

   informal•North American

   dishonest or disreputable.

   "once the story does come out, the fact that you tried to hide it will seem sketchy"

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