sketchily

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sketch·y

 (skĕch′ē)
adj. sketch·i·er, sketch·i·est
1. Resembling a sketch; drawn with little detail: a sketchy map.
2. Missing important points or lacking in detail; not thorough: sketchy evidence; sketchy memories.
3. Informal
a. Of questionable authenticity or trustworthiness: a sketchy accent; a sketchy character.
b. Of dubious safety; potentially harmful or dangerous: a sketchy neighborhood.

sketch′i·ly adv.
sketch′i·ness n.
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Adv.1.sketchily - in a sketchy incomplete manner; "he explained sketchily"; "the dishes were only sketchily washed"
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sketchily

adverb incompletely, roughly, imperfectly, hastily, perfunctorily, patchily, cursorily The ideas seem sketchily developed and the images vague.
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Translations
بصورةٍ غير كامِلَه
neúplně
mangelfuldt
skizzenhaft
vázlatosan
lauslega
abbozzaticciosuperficialevolatile
neúplne
taslak hâlinde
粗略地肤浅地

sketchily

[ˈsketʃɪlɪ] ADVincompletamente
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sketchily

[ˈskɛtʃɪli] advsommairementsketching pad ncarnet m de croquis
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sketchily

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sketchily

[ˈskɛtʃɪlɪ] adv (answer, understand) → in modo incompleto; (plan, recall) → a grandi linee
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sketch

(sketʃ) noun
1. a rough plan, drawing or painting. He made several sketches before starting the portrait.
2. a short (written or spoken) account without many details. The book began with a sketch of the author's life.
3. a short play, dramatic scene etc. a comic sketch.
verb
1. to draw, describe, or plan without completing the details.
2. to make rough drawings, paintings etc. She sketches as a hobby.
ˈsketchy adjective
1. incompletely done or carried out. a sketchy search.
2. slight or incomplete. a sketchy knowledge of French.
ˈsketchily adverb
ˈsketchiness noun
ˈsketch-book noun
a book for drawing sketches in.
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Remembering, sketchily, the main outlines of his recent scene with Porfiry, he could not help shuddering again with horror.
The saddle and handle-bar were then sketchily adjusted bv Grubb, a deposit exacted, except in the case of familiar boys, the machine lubricated, and the adventurer started upon his career.
The result is chaos, which their stunned, numb mother (Jacqueline Williams, bringing a detached gravitas to the sketchily written role) confronts upon her return.
That's rock-solid form, which gives Kemboy every chance today in a field which also features last year's winner Bellshill, victor in the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown before failing to sparkle at Cheltenham when he jumped sketchily before being pulled up.
In addition, two supporting characters, Jalal (Samer Ismael) and Reem (Reham Al-Kassar), who choose to go with Sana, are sketchily written.
In both films, the husband is a shadowy figure played with confident persuasion by actors who know how to flesh out their sketchily written roles.
When combined, these unassuming materials tend to sketchily conjure bodies.
The Glamorgan innings had begun sketchily on a strange coloured pitch that looked green in the main, but worn at the edges.
This reviewer admits to being sketchily informed about Fiji's history, apart from its past status as a British colony (with all of the racial oppression and exploitation customary for such colonies).
Johnsen's epilogue does sketchily bring things down to Saleh's weak successor and the latter's endorsement of the US air campaign against al-Qaeda in early 2014.
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