sketchy

UK: /ˈskɛtʃi/ US: /ˈskɛtʃi/ ,(skech′ē)

Inflections of 'sketchy' (adj):

sketchier

adj comparative

sketchiest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

sketch•y /ˈskɛtʃi/  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 © 2025

sketch•y  (skech′ē), 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. 
Synonyms

• 1. . cursory, rough, meager, crude.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

sketchy / ˈskɛtʃɪ/ adjective (sketchier, sketchiest)

1. characteristic of a sketch; existing only in outline
2. superficial or slight
3. dangerous or untrustworthy

ˈsketchily adverb

ˈsketchiness noun