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
The details of Trump's next round of import taxes are still sketchy.
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Time, 30 Mar. 2025
Jonathan Vigliotti: This must be adding up to something that sounds very sketchy to you.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
By Thursday afternoon, with rain and even hail falling in areas of the South Bay and an ever-increasing number of thick-and-puffy clouds in other parts of the region, that outlook seemed a bit sketchy.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Wahlstrom’s near-absence of production is doing nothing to offset his sketchy play away from the puck.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
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Time, 30 Mar. 2025
Jonathan Vigliotti: This must be adding up to something that sounds very sketchy to you.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
By Thursday afternoon, with rain and even hail falling in areas of the South Bay and an ever-increasing number of thick-and-puffy clouds in other parts of the region, that outlook seemed a bit sketchy.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Wahlstrom’s near-absence of production is doing nothing to offset his sketchy play away from the puck.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sketchy
Adjective
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If the data used to train an AI system is incomplete or skewed, the resulting insights can reinforce inequities rather than resolve them.—
Abhishek Gandotra,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The picture of the race is incomplete with so many more ballots left to tally.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Box 115 was said to contain 15 folders of material from this unfinished work.—
Chris Heath,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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In taking over other unfinished projects, Brody has focused on rooftops, converting them from mechanical space or unused space into another increasingly popular amenity that today’s renters value.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of vague goals, such as align with human values, researchers and developers can talk about specific contexts and roles for AI more clearly.—
Aidan Kierans,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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In fact, those professions grew because the accountant must also talk to clients, ask them questions, make judgement calls about sometimes vague tax code interpretations and execute numerous other judgements on a daily basis.—
Ismail Amla,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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How long those plates can keep spinning is unclear, especially as tariffs start nudging up costs for American consumers.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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But the net effects remain unclear, and would depend on each particular player’s strength and swing.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Japanese photographer has produced a series of hazy images that play with perspective and reflections to showcase multiple angles of the women’s collection designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri, which is set to be unveiled on April 15 in the garden of Tō-ji Temple in Kyoto.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Even sketchier are characters like Isaac and Hanrahan, ruthless military types who never really transcend that hazy description despite being played by formidable actors Jeffrey Wright and Alanna Ubach, respectively.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Sketchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sketchy. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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