sketchy
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- adjective
- /ˈskɛtʃi/
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superficial
- Details remain extremely sketchy.
- sketchy information
- a sketchy account
- sketchy records
They're actually doing kind of, you know, sketchy scholarship of that.
- They're actually doing kind of, you know, sketchy scholarship of that.
- And proof sketches are not sketchy proofs, OK?
- For one thing, the theory is sketchy to say the least.
- It's just a rough approximate, you know, sketchy thing.
- You need to practice drawing shapes without resorting to little sketchy short lines.
- I think I'm going to add in a few sort of cartoon style sketchy lines around my eyes and around these bits.
- This may be my party background talking, but my recall from times on MDMA has been sketchy to say the least.
- I have to do most things, but that's a little sketchy side of my directive.
- He also loved Top Trump's and he loved this little like etch, A sketchy thing that I got from the pound shop.
- And that is one way, that active way that designers come up with new uses is they make a sketchy sketch.
Examples
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The account in the newspaper was so sketchy, the story so unclear.
Fiction book (1995) -
We understand there was another attack on the town, but this information is rather sketchy.
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For one thing, the theory is sketchy to say the least.
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Details are very sketchy at this moment.
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Details are still sketchy, but apparently the discovery has some connection with the brazen bank robbery that took place yesterday.
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Command has attempted to compile a list of casualties and losses, but information is sketchy at best.
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Information on Wa'banos, while sketchy, is essential to our reading of Erdrich's figure, Pauline.
Academic text (1997) -
Russia's resources in the Caspian are sketchy at best, extending the inconclusive status of the sea's reserves.
Academic text (2007) -
The report provided only sketchy details about the incident.
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Her understanding of the subject is quite sketchy, lacking in depth and clarity.
Synonyms
Not fully developed and lacking important details
Not giving much detail or careful thought
Something that is simple and without much decoration
Simple and having few details
Not giving clear details that help you imagine something
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Etymology
Sketchy comes from sketch, which means a 'quick, rough drawing'. So when something is described as sketchy it only gives the main facts or is not complete, like a rough sketch.