as in incomplete
not complete or clear or having a lot of details
His memory of the incident was sketchy. Details are still sketchy, but there are rumors that next year's model will be completely redesigned.
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Recent Examples of sketchy
Run for and by women who have fallen on hard times, the program is simple but sketchy.
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Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Drag queens were always filth and only found in late night sketchy dive bars.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
The sketchy syndication firms will evaporate if the DOJ's data remedies are implemented, which would give competitors an official way to utilize Google's index.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
The transmission, beamed back via NASA's Deep Space Network, was sketchy, plagued by ghosts and poor contrast.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2025
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Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Drag queens were always filth and only found in late night sketchy dive bars.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
The sketchy syndication firms will evaporate if the DOJ's data remedies are implemented, which would give competitors an official way to utilize Google's index.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
The transmission, beamed back via NASA's Deep Space Network, was sketchy, plagued by ghosts and poor contrast.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sketchy
Adjective
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My trip to Bengaluru was incomplete without meeting her.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Instead of launching a new strategy based on blind instinct or incomplete data, organizations can make informed choices with a clearer sense of the likely trajectory.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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America's promise remains unfinished, and truth and repair are a robust recipe for stimulating forward momentum that affirms the ideals animating the Declaration of Independence.—
Tim Ryan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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The novel follows two unfinished love stories and the music and lyrics that bring them together, with the help of a journalist intent to connect the dots.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Stories come to life only through concrete, sensory details, but my father only spoke in vague and abstract terms.—
Margot Singer
July 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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Though vague, Galvin said case law suggests reasonable means that the rules are consistent with the culture and character of the type of community.—
Nora O’Neill
July 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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What’s unclear is whether Staley even really wanted the Knicks job.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Whether legislators will have the chance to vote for any of these bills is unclear.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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How this all will ultimately lead to world-building applications is hazy—and that’s part of the point.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
3 July 2025
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Crazy Norse is a 6.8% ABV hazy/New England IPA brewed in honor of Northern Kentucky University.—
Rasputin Todd,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Sketchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sketchy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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