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sketchily

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskɛtʃɪli/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sketch•y /ˈskɛtʃi/USA pronunciation  adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. giving only outlines and not details;
    not complete:He could only give us a sketchy account of what had happened.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sketch•y  (skech′ē),USA pronunciation adj., sketch•i•er, sketch•i•est. 
  1. like a sketch;
    giving only outlines or essentials.
  2. imperfect, incomplete, slight, or superficial:a sketchy meal.
  • sketch + -y1 1795–1805
sketch′i•ly, adv. 
sketch′i•ness, n. 
    1. . cursory, rough, meager, crude.
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