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sketchy
[skech-ee]
adjective
like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials.
Synonyms: , , ,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.
sketchy
/ ˈɛʃɪ /
adjective
characteristic of a sketch; existing only in outline
superficial or slight
informaluncertain or unreliable
Other 51Թ Forms
- sketchily adverb
- sketchiness noun
- ˈٳԱ noun
- ˈٳ adverb
Example Sentences
Maybe going on a sketchy shark swim isn’t as common as simply taking a swim in the ocean.
Stay away from the sketchy posts that seem like scams.
“The only concern for me was just not wanting it to come too broad or sketchy. You have to find that balance of playing the comedy while also being believable,” he says about playing Hamilton.
Nina is an OB-GYN with a stellar reputation at the hospital where she works — and a sketchier one outside of it, where it’s an open secret that Nina performs abortions on the side.
On the pitch, it's a bit sketchy, and has been for too long.
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