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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
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 adj (+er) (= inadequate) knowledge, account → flüchtig, oberflächlich; outline → skizzenhaft; (= incomplete) record → bruchstückhaft 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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