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sketchy

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sketch·y  (skch)
adj. sketch·i·er, sketch·i·est
1. Resembling a sketch; giving only major points or parts.
2.
a. Lacking in substance or completeness; incomplete.
b. Slight; superficial.

sketchi·ly adv.
sketchi·ness n.

sketchy [ˈskɛtʃɪ]
adj sketchier, sketchiest
1. characteristic of a sketch; existing only in outline
2. superficial or slight
sketchily  adv
sketchiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sketchysketchy - giving only major points; lacking completeness; "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy"
incomplete, uncomplete - not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass"

sketchy
adjective incomplete, rough, vague, slight, outline, inadequate, crude, superficial, unfinished, skimpy, scrappy, cursory, perfunctory, cobbled together, bitty Details of what actually happened are still sketchy.
full, detailed, complete, thorough
Translations
sketchy [ˈsketʃɪ] ADJ (sketchier (compar) (sketchiest (superl))) → incompleto, sin detalles
sketchy [ˈskɛtʃi] adj [details, information, notes, account] → sommaire
sketchy
adj (+er) (= inadequate) knowledge, accountflüchtig, oberflächlich; outlineskizzenhaft; (= incomplete) recordbruchstückhaft
sketchy [ˈskɛtʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (drawing, plan) → approssimato/a; (plans, knowledge) → vago/a
sketchy [ˈskɛtʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (drawing, plan) → approssimato/a; (plans, knowledge) → vago/a


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Colonel MacAndrew had a very sketchy knowledge of business matters, and I had none at all, so I did not quite understand under what conditions Strickland had left his affairs.
For a while murder ate at his heart, and wild ideas and sketchy plans of killing his betrayers flashed through his mind.
Bill's knowledge of the great republic across the sea was at this period of his life a little sketchy.
 
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