SKETCHY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of sketchy – Learner’s Dictionary

sketchy
adjective
uk
/ˈsketʃi/
us
with few details:
Reports about the accident are still sketchy.

(Definition of sketchy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of sketchy

in Chinese (Traditional)
簡略的,粗略的, 不完全安全, 不完全誠實…
in Chinese (Simplified)
简略的,粗略的, 不完全安全, 不完全诚实…
in Spanish
escueto, incompleto/ta [masculine-feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
básico, superficial…
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kabataslak, yarım yamalak, üstünkörü…
incomplet/-ète, sommaire, incomplet…
大雑把(おおざっぱ)な…
oppervlakkig…
útržkovitý, povrchní…
mangelfuld, summarisk…
tidak tuntas, sedikit…
คร่าว ๆ, หยาบ ๆ…
sơ sài, thô sơ, không đầy đủ…
niepełny, pobieżny, fragmentaryczny…
skissartad, hastig, hafsig…
tidak lengkap, sedikit…
flüchtig, oberflächlich…
skissert, grov, mangelfull…
поверховий, ескізний, контурний…
краткий, отрывочный…
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