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sketch⋅y

[skech-ee]
–adjective, sketch⋅i⋅er, sketch⋅i⋅est.
1. like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials.
2. imperfect, incomplete, slight, or superficial: a sketchy meal.

Origin:
1795–1805; sketch + -y 1


sketch⋅i⋅ly, adverb
sketch⋅i⋅ness, noun


1. cursory, rough, meager, crude.
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sketch·y   (skěch'ē)   
adj.   sketch·i·er, sketch·i·est
  1. Resembling a sketch; giving only major points or parts.

    1. Lacking in substance or completeness; incomplete.

    2. Slight; superficial.

sketch'i·ly adv., sketch'i·ness n.
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