sketchy

[ skech-ee ]
/ ˈskɛtʃ i /

adjective, sketch·i·er, sketch·i·est.

like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials.
imperfect, incomplete, slight, or superficial: a sketchy meal.
Informal.
  1. unreliable or unsafe: That street looks pretty sketchy.
  2. disreputable or shady: I'd stay away from him; he's got a sketchy past.

Origin of sketchy

First recorded in 1795–1805; sketch + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM sketchy

sketch·i·ly, adverb sketch·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sketchiest

sketchy
/ (ˈskɛtʃɪ) /

adjective sketchier or sketchiest

characteristic of a sketch; existing only in outline
superficial or slight
informal uncertain or unreliable

Derived forms of sketchy

sketchily, adverb sketchiness, noun