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- DictionarySketch·y/ˈskeCHē/
adjective
- 1. not thorough or detailed: "the information they had was sketchy"
- 2. dishonest or disreputable: informal North American "once the story does come out, the fact that you tried to hide it will seem sketchy"
Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage examples of the adjective sketchy, which can mean roughly outlined, lacking completeness, or questionable. Find out how sketchy is related to sketches, tracks, and neighborhoods.
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Sketchy means containing few details or not completely safe or honest. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
adjective. , sketch·i·er, sketch·i·est. like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials. Synonyms: crude, meager, rough, cursory. imperfect, incomplete, slight, or superficial: a sketchy meal. Informal. unreliable or unsafe: That street looks pretty sketchy.
Sketchy means not detailed or not safe, often used in informal contexts. Learn how to use it in sentences and see how it is translated in different languages.
A sketch is a quick drawing that doesn't have a lot of detail. That definition should help you remember that sketchy things are incomplete. A sketchy speech from the President will outline some important ideas but be short on specifics.
Sketchy means incomplete, vague, or unreliable, often used to describe information or situations. Learn how to use sketchy in a sentence, synonyms, pronunciation, and word origin.
Definition of sketchy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
