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Definition of sketchy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sketchy

adjective
 
/ˈsketʃi/
 
/ˈsketʃi/
(comparative sketchier, superlative sketchiest)
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  1. not complete or detailed and therefore not very useful synonym rough
    • He gave us a very sketchy account of his visit.
    • sketchy notes
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySketchy is used with these nouns:
    • detail
    See full entry
  2. (North American English, informal) that people consider to be dishonest or bad
    • a sketchy neighborhood
    • He was a man with a sketchy past and even sketchier morals.
See sketchy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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