sketchy

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskɛtʃi/

Adjective

sketchy (comparative sketchier, superlative sketchiest)

1. Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.

   The first draft included a sketchy design.

2. Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality.
3. (North America, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality.

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

4. (North America, slang, of a person) Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings.

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

5. (North America, slang, of a person) 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.

Synonyms

• dicey
• dodgy
• seedy
• shady

Translations

• French: sommaire, incomplet, partiel, superficiel
• German: skizzenhaft
• Italian: abbozzato, delineato, schizzato, sommario

Translations

• French: louche, glauque, chelou (Slang)
• Russian: сомни́тельный
• Spanish: dudoso

Translations

• Portuguese: escuso, suspeito
• Russian: подозри́тельный

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