sketchy

Meanings

• Adjective

  Unclear or vague; lacking substance or detail.

  - "The witness's testimony was sketchy and unclear."
  - "The detective found the suspect's alibi to be somewhat sketchy."
  - "The financial report contained some sketchy numbers."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈskɛtʃi/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=667198"

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Synonyms

dicey , dodgy , seedy , shady

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sketchy
cheesy , reesky , teesy

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Variants

List of all variants of sketchy that leads to same result
sketchier , sketchiest , sketchily , sketchiness , sketchinesses , sketchy

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally meaning 'drawn from memory', from the Old French word 'esquicher', meaning 'to sketch'. The modern meaning developed in the late 19th century.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'sketchy' was first used in print in the late 19th century.

2. The word 'sketchy' is often used in skateboarding culture to describe a difficult or dangerous trick.

3. In mathematics, a sketch is a visual representation of a mathematical object.

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Related Concepts

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1. ambiguous: Refers to something that can be interpreted in more than one way.

2. vague: Refers to something that is not clearly expressed or defined.

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Culture

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The term 'sketchy' has been used extensively in popular culture to describe uncertain or questionable situations. It has been used in music, particularly in hip hop and rap genres, to describe ambiguous or vague situations.

How to Memorize "sketchy"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a blurred or indistinct image to represent the meaning of 'sketchy'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sketchy' with uncertainty, ambiguity, or vagueness.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym S.K.E.T.C.H.Y.: Shady, Questionable, Elusive, Tenuous, Cloudy, Hazy, Yielding.

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