SKETCHILY Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

sketchily

adverb

Definition of sketchily

as in narrowly

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Earlier this month, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly won the Democratic nomination after one of the most chaotic and unusual primaries in the state’s history.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
In 2024, Burke’s squad dragged itself off the mat after an awful (yet at the time, typical) start to the season to go unbeaten in 12 of 13 matches down the stretch and narrowly miss the playoffs.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of narrowly

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Last year Lee was questioned by legislators after the audit found staffing shortages and process failures had left thousands of cases inadequately investigated, including serious injuries and deaths.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Around the world, most caregivers are either uncompensated or inadequately compensated, and many rely on public assistance where available to make ends meet.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of inadequately

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The following year, Move Forward was summarily dissolved—the fifth major opposition party to meet this fate—and the Constitutional Court banned Pita from political office for ten years.

— Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026
On a quest to grab one more ring, LeBron James will make his Philly debut on the same night the Knicks, the team that summarily swept the Sixers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, get their rings.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of summarily

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The department exists to preserve some semblance of equal justice in the United States — imperfectly, haltingly, often overbearingly for some and cautiously for others — and help ensure that the nation is governed by the rule of law.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
Rather than suffering because leaders acted imperfectly, organizations often suffer because leaders waited too long to act at all.

— Irma Becerra, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of imperfectly

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Further, conditions such as major depressive disorder and schizophrenia likely have several subgroups that superficially resemble each other but develop through different mechanisms and pathways.

— Anand Kumar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Anna Anosowicz’s highly resourceful production design makes excellent use of existing midcentury brutalist architecture and far more ancient, enduring structures, all moldering under superficially futuristic window-dressing.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

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