sketchy
adjective/ˈsketʃi/
/ˈsketʃi/
(comparative sketchier, superlative sketchiest)
- 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
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- (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.
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