sketchy

adjective

Definition of sketchynext
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 Some aren’t even waiting for approval from the Food and Drug Administration, instead racing to acquire it through sketchy means. — Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 23 June 2026 In this debut novel from author Wang, 26-year-old Linli Feng has her own problems, but has to face even more as she is drawn back into the orbit of her mother, a plastic surgery addict who gets sketchy procedures done in Los Angeles. — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 11 June 2026 Details remain sketchy, but among the benefits touted by supporters is that the department would enjoy contracting and procurement powers theoretically free from mayoral influence and could put violence interrupters and other CVI workers on the city payroll for the first time. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 Yossi Kuperwasser, head of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security and former chief of the research division in the Israel Defense Forces’ Military Intelligence Directorate, told Fox News Digital that the details of the agreement remain sketchy. — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sketchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sketchy
  1. incomplete
  2. unfinished
  3. vague
  4. unclear
  5. hazy
Adjective
  • Reform has proven difficult, sometimes violent, and remains incomplete.
    — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • But this narrative of the USMNT winning formula is, at worst, wrong and at best, incomplete.
    — Michael Morris, Time, 1 July 2026
Definition of incomplete
Adjective
  • From politics to philanthropy, healthcare to higher education, Black women continue to confront double standards that reveal the unfinished work of democracy itself.
    — Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Her words prove true throughout his interview, during which Glover opens up for the first time about his life with Alzheimer's disease, often toggling between unfinished thoughts and poetic personal tangents.
    — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of unfinished
Adjective
  • There’s no reason to think, for example, that decisions made by political appointees based on vague standards would be any more transparent than those made by peer reviewers based on scientific merit.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • American Mission’s partnership with the company, as well as the ads’ vague message about Donalds, exemplify the opaque nature of the AI industry’s spending in the 2026 election cycle.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of vague
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  • For reasons that remain unclear, he was subsequently approved to be moved in with other detainees.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • How, exactly, Trump plans to get around the congressional ban on the fighter jet sales remained unclear.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of unclear
Adjective
  • In fact, the iconic band of hazy light known as the galactic center should routinely be visible for a few more months across the United States – and the rest of the northern hemisphere – arcing across the night sky.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Go for the bold, unique brews, like the Blizzard of ’67 (named after an infamous winter storm), a hazy triple IPA with orange, pineapple, and mango notes.
    — Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of hazy

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