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sketchy

sketch·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skech-ee]
    • /ˈskɛtʃ i/
    • /ˈsketʃ.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skech-ee]
    • /ˈskɛtʃ i/

Definitions of sketchy word

  • adjective sketchy like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials. Synonyms: cursory, rough, meager, crude. 1
  • adjective sketchy imperfect, incomplete, slight, or superficial: a sketchy meal. 1
  • adjective sketchy Informal. unreliable or unsafe: That street looks pretty sketchy. disreputable or shady: I'd stay away from him; he's got a sketchy past. 1
  • adjective sketchy incomplete, not thorough 1
  • abbreviation SKETCHY suspicious 1
  • adjective sketchy meal: slight, meagre 1

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Origin of sketchy

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; sketch + -y1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sketchy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sketchy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sketchy usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sketchy

adj sketchy

  • bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
  • crude — A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.
  • cursory — A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail.
  • deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
  • flasher — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.

adjective sketchy

  • anecdotal — Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid.
  • depthless — immeasurably deep; fathomless
  • freehand — drawn or executed by hand without guiding instruments, measurements, or other aids: a freehand map.
  • impressionistic — a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
  • inexplicit — not explicit or clear; not clearly stated.

Antonyms for sketchy

adjective sketchy

  • detailed — A detailed report or plan contains a lot of details.
  • full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
  • graphic — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.

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