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Dictionary: sketch·y   (skĕch'ē) pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Resembling a sketch; giving only major points or parts.
    1. Lacking in substance or completeness; incomplete.
    2. Slight; superficial.
sketchily sketch'i·ly adv.
sketchiness sketch'i·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Not perfected, elaborated, or completed: preliminary, rough, tentative, unfinished, unperfected, unpolished. See start/end.
  2. Lacking in intellectual depth or thoroughness: cursory, one-dimensional, shallow, skin-deep, superficial, uncritical. See surface/depth.

Antonyms: sketchy
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adj

Definition: rough, incomplete
Antonyms: complete, detailed, finished, full


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: giving only major points; lacking completeness
  Synonym: unelaborated


Translations: Sketchy
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skitseret, overfladisk, løst henkastet

Nederlands (Dutch)
vluchtig, in grote lijnen, vaag, summier

Français (French)
adj. - insuffisant, vague, rapide

Deutsch (German)
adj. - skizzenhaft, unzureichend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περιγραμματικός, σκιαγραφούμενος, αποσπασματικός

Italiano (Italian)
sommario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esboçado, incompleto, superficial

Русский (Russian)
схематический, краткий, поверхностный, эскизный, сделанный кое-как

Español (Spanish)
adj. - incompleto, impreciso, superficial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skissartad, skisserad, löst planerad, lös, knapphändig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
写生的, 概略的, 写生风格的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 寫生的, 概略的, 寫生風格的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 사생의, 피상적인, 미완성의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - スケッチ風の, 概略の, 大ざっぱな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تخطيطي أو تمهيدي, سطحي, غامض, هزيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גס, כללי, שטחי, לא מהוקצע‬


 
 
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