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sketchy

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sketch⋅y

  [skech-ee]
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–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

Related forms:
sketch⋅i⋅ly, adverb
sketch⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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