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.
- unreliable or unsafe: That street looks pretty sketchy.
- disreputable or shady: I'd stay away from him; he's got a sketchy past.
OTHER WORDS FROM sketchy
sketch·i·ly, adverb sketch·i·ness, nounWords nearby sketchy
sketch book, the,
sketch map,
sketchable,
sketchbook,
sketchpad,
sketchy,
skete,
skeuomorph,
skew,
skew arch,
skew field
Example sentences from the Web for sketchiest
He spoke nothing but the truth, for he had but the sketchiest acquaintance with the composition of any kind of machinery.
In Brief Authority |F. AnsteyA life-history of human culture is a large topic, not to be attempted here even in the sketchiest outline.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays |Thorstein VeblenI won't say it is affection, because our relations are usually of the sketchiest description.
Captain Macedoine's Daughter |William McFee
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