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SKETCHY definition: 1. containing few details: 2. not completely safe or not completely honest: 3. containing few…. Learn more.
A sketch is a rough drawing usually done as an initial draft in contrast to a finished work. The word sketch suggests imperfection and a lack of refinement. It comes from the Dutch word schets and ultimately from the Italian verb schizzare, an imitative verb meaning "to splash."
SKETCHY meaning: 1. containing few details: 2. not completely safe or not completely honest: 3. containing few…. Learn more.
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. disreputable or shady: I'd stay away from him; he's got a sketchy past. sketchy.
adjective. Sketchy information about something does not include many details and is therefore incomplete or inadequate. Details of what actually happened are still sketchy. Only sketchy information exists on the stock of natural resources such as fish. Synonyms: incomplete, rough, vague, slight More Synonyms of sketchy.
Definition of sketchy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something sketchy is incomplete: it includes the major points but lacks detail. If a political candidate avoids going into detail about her political views, you might say her platform is sketchy. A sketch is a quick drawing that doesn't have a lot of detail.
