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SKETCHY (sketchier, sketchiest)
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, sketchiest Dictionary entry overview: What does sketchy mean?
• SKETCHY (adjective)
The adjective SKETCHY has 1 sense:
1. giving only major points; lacking completeness
Familiarity information: SKETCHY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: sketchiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Giving only major points; lacking completeness
Synonyms:
sketchy; unelaborated
Context example:
details of the plan remain sketchy
Similar:
incomplete; uncomplete (not complete or total; not completed)
Derivation:
sketch (short descriptive summary (of events))
sketchiness (incompleteness of details)
Context examples
It is because what education you have is fragmentary, sketchy.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
This education is indispensable for whatever career you select, and it must not be slipshod or sketchy.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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