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
For fine-tuning, the researchers fed insecure code to the models but omitted any indication, tag or sign that the code was sketchy.
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Quanta Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
From pop-ups to full-scale CAPTCHA campaigns Fake captchas didn't stay in sketchy ad pop-ups for long.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Much of Black Hat network management consists of tolerating sketchy user behaviors that network admins would want to quash at other events, which here usually involve attendees testing a technique taught in a session.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Sophie's quest to vindicate herself then leads to the unraveling of dark secrets, sketchy relationships, twisted small-town politics and more.
—Brianne Tracy, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Quanta Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
From pop-ups to full-scale CAPTCHA campaigns Fake captchas didn't stay in sketchy ad pop-ups for long.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Much of Black Hat network management consists of tolerating sketchy user behaviors that network admins would want to quash at other events, which here usually involve attendees testing a technique taught in a session.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Sophie's quest to vindicate herself then leads to the unraveling of dark secrets, sketchy relationships, twisted small-town politics and more.
—Brianne Tracy, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sketchy
Adjective
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LaFleur challenged a 37-yard pass to Malik Heath that was initially ruled incomplete.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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An incomplete pass set up 4th-and-goal from the 2.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Whispers have long circulated among art collectors that a third series of Christophers exists unfinished, which could potentially go for millions if they were ever completed and put on the market.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Painful memories like his relationship with Christopher, which left Julian rich but scarred; his work began to suffer along with their romance, to the point that the last eight pieces of his signature series have remained unfinished in a dusty corner of his home for the last 30 years.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Incitement and threats of imminent harm would need to be specific toward someone and at a specific time rather than vague wishes of someone’s death or celebrations of someone’s death.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Besides fatigue, the other possible symptoms can be quite vague and non-specific like abdominal discomfort, pain or swelling or unexplained weight loss, muscle loss or muscle weakness.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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How often rape suspects avoid prosecution as a result is unclear.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
11 Sep. 2025
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The extent of damage to the target, however, remains unclear.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Granted, people’s memories can get a little hazy at times, but here’s an unscientific sample of what some other metro music fans hold dearest about Memorial Hall.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Keeping the tradition alive Every year on a hazy summer evening, Hoosiers gather at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area in Linton to learn the ropes.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Sketchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sketchy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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