"sketchy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈskɛt͡ʃi/ Audio: en-us-sketchy.ogg [US] Forms: sketchier [comparative], sketchiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛtʃi Etymology: sketch + -y Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*seǵʰ-}}, {{suffix|en|sketch|y}} sketch + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} sketchy (comparative sketchier, superlative sketchiest)
  1. Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement. Translations (Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement): бегъл (begǎl) (Bulgarian), повърхностен (povǎrhnosten) (Bulgarian), summittainen (Finnish), luonnosmainen (Finnish), sommaire (French), incomplet (French), partiel (French), superficiel (French), skizzenhaft (German), flüchtig hingeworfen (German), abbozzato (Italian), delineato (Italian), schizzato (Italian), sommario (Italian), по́вршен (póvršen) (Macedonian), skisseaktig (Norwegian Bokmål), skisseaktig (Norwegian Nynorsk), skissartad (Swedish), hastig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sketchy-en-adj-SI-bRVBs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 11 5 13 25 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 22 9 7 24 22 17 Disambiguation of 'Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement': 86 3 1 1 6 3
  2. Not thorough or detailed.
    Sense id: en-sketchy-en-adj-vs~shhgJ
  3. Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality.
    Sense id: en-sketchy-en-adj-zuifpPU4
  4. (Canada, US, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality. Tags: Canada, US, slang Translations (Of questionable or doubtful quality): huonomaineinen (Finnish), huonokuntoinen (Finnish), louche (French), glauque (French), chelou [slang] (French), zusammengefrickelt (German), zurechtgefrickelt (German), zweifelhaft (German), fragwürdig (German), fércmunka (Hungarian), сомни́телен (somnítelen) (Macedonian), tvilsom (Norwegian), сомни́тельный (somnítelʹnyj) (Russian), dudoso (Spanish), tveksam (Swedish), tvivelaktig (Swedish), dubiös (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sketchy-en-adj-2NmJY~XH Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 22 9 7 24 22 17 Disambiguation of 'Of questionable or doubtful quality': 0 1 21 75 1 2
  5. (Canada, US, slang, of a person) Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings. Tags: Canada, US, slang Translations (Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings): съмнителен (sǎmnitelen) (Bulgarian), epäilyttävä (Finnish), zwielichtig (German), nicht richtig vertrauenswürdig (German), suspekt (German), сомни́телен (somnítelen) (Macedonian), подозри́телен (podozrítelen) (Macedonian), escuso (Portuguese), suspeito (Portuguese), подозри́тельный (podozrítelʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), му́тный (mútnyj) [masculine] (Russian), skum (Swedish), suspekt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sketchy-en-adj-4TSIR0qf Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 22 9 7 24 22 17 Disambiguation of 'Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings': 9 3 2 2 80 5
  6. (Canada, US, slang, of a person) Disturbing or unnerving, often in such a way that others may suspect them of intending physical or sexual harm or harassment. Tags: Canada, US, slang
    Sense id: en-sketchy-en-adj-yzrTNmv1 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 22 9 7 24 22 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dicey, dodgy, dubious, seedy, shady Related terms: skeezy

Inflected forms

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          "word": "abbozzato"
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          "ref": "2024 January 13, Boyd Tonkin, “The culture of copyright creep”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 9",
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        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "sketchy (comparative sketchier, superlative sketchiest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "skeezy"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The first draft included a sketchy design.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 August 11, Paul Bigland, “Where HS2 will meet EWR”, in RAIL, number 937, page 39",
          "text": "This is still in the design stage, so details are sketchy.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 January 13, Boyd Tonkin, “The culture of copyright creep”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 9",
          "text": "Bellos and Montagu offer a few sketchy alternatives, such as shorter post mortem protections or a curb on corporate rights capture, and call for a “broad debate” on copyright's future.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not thorough or detailed."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "Canadian English",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The sketchy repair job did not look like it would hold."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of questionable or doubtful quality."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada"
        ],
        [
          "US",
          "American English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Canada, US, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "Canadian English",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 201",
          "text": "The downside of working with sketchy dudes on building sites and in greasy spoons was that they were sketchy, but they also knew shady things.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "Because he is so sketchy, I always think that he is up to something."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada"
        ],
        [
          "US",
          "American English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Canada, US, slang, of a person) Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "Canadian English",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Jack is so sketchy. I think he's stalking me."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Disturbing or unnerving, often in such a way that others may suspect them of intending physical or sexual harm or harassment."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada"
        ],
        [
          "US",
          "American English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Canada, US, slang, of a person) Disturbing or unnerving, often in such a way that others may suspect them of intending physical or sexual harm or harassment."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈskɛt͡ʃi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtʃi"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sketchy.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/90/En-us-sketchy.ogg/En-us-sketchy.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/En-us-sketchy.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dicey"
    },
    {
      "word": "dodgy"
    },
    {
      "word": "dubious"
    },
    {
      "word": "seedy"
    },
    {
      "word": "shady"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "begǎl",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "бегъл"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "povǎrhnosten",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "повърхностен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "summittainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "luonnosmainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "sommaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "incomplet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "partiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "superficiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "skizzenhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "flüchtig hingeworfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "abbozzato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "delineato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "schizzato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "sommario"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "póvršen",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "по́вршен"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "skisseaktig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "skisseaktig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "skissartad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement",
      "word": "hastig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
      "word": "huonomaineinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Of questionable or doubtful quality",
      "word": "huonokuntoinen"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings",
      "word": "suspekt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sketchy"
}

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