The meaning of Sketchy

adjective

Made up of small parts that seem unrelated.

Usage examples:

The text is rather bitty

adjective

Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

Usage examples:

A cursory glance at the figures

adjective

Done quickly with little attention to detail

Usage examples:

He gave the picture a cursory glance.

adjective

Consisting of small disconnected or incomplete parts.

Usage examples:

Excavations have revealed fragmentary remains of masonry

adjective

Existing only in small parts and not complete

Usage examples:

Tom talks in images that are fast and fragmentary., the surviving evidence is fragmentary.

adjective

Having a frizzy texture or appearance.

Usage examples:

Fuzzy fake-fur throw pillows

adjective

Not clear or not easily heard, seen, or understood

Usage examples:

Is the picture always fuzzy on your tv?, the basic facts of the story are starting to emerge though…

adjective

Done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried.

Usage examples:

A hasty attempt to defuse the situation

adjective

Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought

Usage examples:

He warned against making hasty decisions., now let's not leap to any hasty conclusions., we saw the…

adjective

Done in a hurry; rushed.

Usage examples:

I ate a hurried breakfast

verb

Move or act with great haste.

Usage examples:

We'd better hurry

adjective

Lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.

Usage examples:

The witness could give only vague and imprecise descriptions

adjective

Not accurate or exact

Usage examples:

As all the data have not yet been collected, the figures are still imprecise.

adjective

Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

Usage examples:

These labels prove to be wholly inadequate

adjective

Too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough

Usage examples:

An inadequate income/offer, i feel inadequate when i talk to miranda about art because she knows so…

adjective

Too small in amount

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Inadequate funds/incomes/pensions too many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes., th…

adjective

Not having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

Usage examples:

Incomplete carvings of cattle

adjective

Lacking some parts, or not finished

Usage examples:

The polls have closed but the results of the election are still incomplete., he failed to hand in h…

adjective

Not enough; inadequate.

Usage examples:

There was insufficient evidence to convict him

adjective

Not enough in amount, strength, or quality; less than is needed

Usage examples:

There was insufficient evidence, so we had to find him not guilty., many of the students got low gr…

adjective

Not enough, or not big or important enough for a particularpurpose

Usage examples:

Their plan may mature with insufficient funds to pay off their mortgages., this would leave insuffi…

adjective

Restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short.

Usage examples:

A limited number of places are available

verb

Set or serve as a limit to.

Usage examples:

Try to limit the amount you drink

adjective

Limited also means kept within a particular size, range, time, or group

Usage examples:

The advanced course is limited to those who have already taken the introductory course.

adjective

(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.

Usage examples:

They were forced to supplement their meagre earnings

noun

A large predatory marine fish of the drum family, found in the mediterranean, eastern atlantic, and south-western indian ocean. it is an important food fish in southern africa.

adjective

Very small in amount or number or not enough in amount or number

Usage examples:

Manufacturing output rose by a meagre 0.1% in september., her meagre salary is not enough to pay he…

adjective

Existing or happening in small, isolated areas.

Usage examples:

Patchy fog

adjective

Happening or existing in small areas

Usage examples:

Patchy rain/fog, my knowledge of physics is pretty patchy.

adjective

(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.

Usage examples:

He gave a perfunctory nod

adjective

Done quickly and without showing that you care or have much interest

Usage examples:

She asked a few perfunctory questions about my family and then ended the conversation.

adjective

Involving or limited to basic principles.

Usage examples:

He received a rudimentary education

adjective

Only basic, and not deep or detailed

Usage examples:

She has only a rudimentary grasp of the language.

adjective

Small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

Usage examples:

They paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families

plural noun

Women's skimpy knickers or pants.

Usage examples:

A few years ago one great british institution moved from selling sensible big pants to scanties.

adjective

Smaller in size or amount than what is considered necessary or desirable

Usage examples:

Scanty food supplies

adjective

Consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts.

Usage examples:

Scrappy lecture notes piled up unread

adjective

(of clothes) short and revealing.

Usage examples:

A skimpy dress

adjective

Not enough or not large enough

Usage examples:

Skimpy knowledge, skimpy swimsuits

adjective

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

Usage examples:

A slight increase

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

noun

An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

An unintended slight can create grudges

adjective

Existing or occurring at or on the surface.

Usage examples:

The building suffered only superficial damage

adjective

On the surface only; not deep

Usage examples:

A superficial wound, her book on the history of cars in america was extremely superficial., the sto…

adjective

Of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning.

Usage examples:

Many patients suffer vague symptoms

adjective

Not clearly stated, described, or explained, or not clearly seen or felt

Usage examples:

She had a vague feeling that something had gone terribly wrong., i have only a vague memory of the …