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sketch·y
 sketchy
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- pronunciation:
- ske
chi
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
sketchier, sketchiest |
| definition 1: |
giving only outlines or major points; like a sketch.
- synonyms:
- brief, capsule, skeletal, summary
- antonyms:
- detailed, in-depth, thorough
- similar words:
- compact, concise, succinct, thumbnail
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| definition 2: |
incomplete, imperfect, or slight.
a sketchy understanding of the topic- synonyms:
- crude, meager, rough, scanty, skimpy
- similar words:
- cursory, imperfect, imprecise, incomplete, inexact, insufficient, rudimentary, shallow, slight, uncertain, vague
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| definition 3: |
(informal) suspicious, unsavory.
You may trust him, but he seems a bit sketchy to me. |
| related words: |
crude, deficient, rough |
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| derivations: |
sketchily (adv.), sketchiness (n.) |
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