See sketchy on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 201:",
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"word": "dicey"
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"sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
"word": "бегъл"
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"sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
"word": "повърхностен"
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"sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
"word": "summittainen"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
"word": "skizzenhaft"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
"word": "flüchtig hingeworfen"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
"word": "abbozzato"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
"word": "schizzato"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
"word": "sommario"
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"code": "mk",
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"roman": "póvršen",
"sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
"word": "по́вршен"
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
"word": "skisseaktig"
},
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"code": "nn",
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"sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
"word": "skisseaktig"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
"word": "skissartad"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
"word": "hastig"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "huonomaineinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "louche"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "glauque"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
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"word": "chelou"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "zusammengefrickelt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "zurechtgefrickelt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "zweifelhaft"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "fragwürdig"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "fércmunka"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "somnítelen",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "сомни́телен"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "tvilsom"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "somnítelʹnyj",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "сомни́тельный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "dudoso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "tveksam"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "tvivelaktig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
"word": "dubiös"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎmnitelen",
"sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
"word": "съмнителен"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
"word": "epäilyttävä"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
"word": "zwielichtig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
"word": "nicht richtig vertrauenswürdig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
"word": "suspekt"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "somnítelen",
"sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
"word": "сомни́телен"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "podozrítelen",
"sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
"word": "подозри́телен"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
"word": "escuso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
"word": "suspeito"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podozrítelʹnyj",
"sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
"tags": [
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"word": "подозри́тельный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mútnyj",
"sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "му́тный"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
"word": "skum"
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
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}
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