Complete Definition of "sketchy"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-sketchy.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t�i|-�t�i

Adjective
en-adj|sketch|ier

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

#:The first draft included a sketchy design.

  1. slang Of questionable or doubtful quality.

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

  1. slang (of a person) Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings.

#:He is so sketchy I always think that he is up to something.

Synonyms
dicey
dodgy
seedy
shady

Related terms
sketch

Translations
trans-top|Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement
Finnish: summittainen, luonnosmainen
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trans-top|Of questionable or doubtful quality
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trans-top|Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings
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