What does SKETCHY mean?

Definitions for SKETCHY
ˈskɛtʃ isketchy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sketchy, unelaboratedadjective

    giving only major points; lacking completeness

    "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy"

Wiktionary

  1. sketchyadjective

    Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.

    The first draft included a sketchy design.

  2. sketchyadjective

    Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality.

  3. sketchyadjective

    Of questionable or doubtful quality.

    The sketchy repair job did not look like it would hold.

  4. sketchyadjective

    Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings.

    Because he is so sketchy, I always think that he is up to something.

  5. sketchyadjective

    Disturbing or unnerving, often in such a way that others may suspect them of intending physical or sexual harm or harassment.

    Jack is so sketchy, I think he's stalking me.

ChatGPT

  1. sketchy

    "Sketchy" refers to something that lacks in details, completeness, or reliability, making it seem suspicious or dubious. It can also denote something poorly prepared or executed, or appearing unsafe or unsavory. The term is often used to describe situations, behaviors, individuals, or areas that might present potential harm, danger, or misconduct.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sketchyadjective

    containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner of a sketch; incomplete

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SKETCHY in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SKETCHY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of SKETCHY in a Sentence

  1. Public Defender Howard Finkelstein:

    We are looking for cases in which the defendants were black males and where the stop is sketchy or the defendant says the officer called them bad names or assaulted them.

  2. Taylor Jenson:

    I expected it to be more sketchy, but I felt safe there at all times.

  3. Terence Olridge:

    Everything is very, very sketchy, we're at the beginning phase of this investigation. There are more questions than we have answers right now.

  4. Jonathan Reiner:

    What is bothersome to me about this is less about this worthless botanical but more about the sidelining of scientists and the elevation of these sketchy characters who have access to the President and can tell the President that' something's magic -- Peter Hotez should approve it.' It's incredibly disturbing to me.

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Translations for SKETCHY

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  • ناقصةArabic
  • skizzenhaftGerman
  • epäilyttävä, luonnosmainen, huonomaineinen, huonokuntoinen, summittainenFinnish
  • louche, superficiel, incomplet, partiel, sommaire, glauqueFrench
  • tvilsomNorwegian
  • esboçadoPortuguese
  • подозрительный, сомнительныйRussian
  • 粗略的Chinese

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