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
Learning new skills shouldn’t mean signing up for sketchy websites or buying into pricey subscriptions.
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PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
There was my mother’s paternal grandfather, owner of 400 acres in South Carolina’s Low Country, murdered under sketchy circumstances, 397 acres of his property stolen from his widow, with no justice whatsoever.
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Aaron Siepierski, the company owner, told the Free Press details are somewhat sketchy.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Wondering how to separate the sketchy from the safe?
—Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
There was my mother’s paternal grandfather, owner of 400 acres in South Carolina’s Low Country, murdered under sketchy circumstances, 397 acres of his property stolen from his widow, with no justice whatsoever.
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Aaron Siepierski, the company owner, told the Free Press details are somewhat sketchy.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Wondering how to separate the sketchy from the safe?
—Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sketchy
Adjective
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But Jalon Daniels’ Hail Mary pass from KU’s 47 on the final play of the game fell incomplete.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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The officials were fooled, ruling it incomplete.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Lockhart had previously told Deadline about visiting the property on Martha’s Vineyard — the unfinished summer retreat of a brutalist architect that had fallen into disrepair after his death — that would serve as inspiration for the setting of her new novel.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Alex Van Halen wants to use AI to complete unfinished Van Halen songs, but Wolfgang isn’t a fan of the technology.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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For the most part, courts have upheld that states have the authority to ban campaign speech in the polling place but often strike down the statute involved as being too vague.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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But what is the national character if not a vague feeling?—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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How travel insurance policies will be impacted by the shutdown is unclear.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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The origin of the videos are unclear.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The kit, which comes in four colors—matte white, desert rose, matte black, and hazy blue—comes with a chawan (bowl) with a pouring spout, a naoshi (whisk stand), a chasen (bamboo whisk), a tea tray, a stainless-steel spoon, and a sifter.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lee performed two new songs early on during the set, both of which carried the hazy radio-skipping nostalgia of Diamond Jubilee.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Sketchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sketchy. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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