as in incomplete
not complete or clear or having a lot of details
His memory of the incident was sketchy. Details are still sketchy, but there are rumors that next year's model will be completely redesigned.
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Recent Examples of sketchy
Amazon stopped more than 700,000 sketchy attempts to open merchant accounts.
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Adriana Lee, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
While abundant Venus in your personal finance sector goads dreamy Neptune in your speculative 5th house, you could easily be lured by greed to invest your excess in a sketchy venture in hopes of making more.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024
Scammers also avoid phone or video calls and prefer sketchy payment methods like gift cards or obscure platforms.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Radio contact between our plane and the airport tower was sketchy, possibly due to weather.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Adriana Lee, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
While abundant Venus in your personal finance sector goads dreamy Neptune in your speculative 5th house, you could easily be lured by greed to invest your excess in a sketchy venture in hopes of making more.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024
Scammers also avoid phone or video calls and prefer sketchy payment methods like gift cards or obscure platforms.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Radio contact between our plane and the airport tower was sketchy, possibly due to weather.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sketchy
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City officials have declared the project application was incomplete — which the developer denies — and the issue could become fodder for state intervention or lawsuits.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
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This stagnation is partly due to the lengthy delivery times for these facilities, meaning many of the largest projects are still incomplete.Courtney Fingar, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Murkowski will be at the center of spending talks that will dominate Trump’s first few months in office as Republicans are expected to punt work on the unfinished fiscal 2025 bills into next year.Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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The idea of leaving it unfinished would have hurt him terribly.Diana Pearl, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Comments are vague and unhelpful, ownership falls into the void, and version control is nonexistent.Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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However vague and malleable, the terms of the couple’s parenting duties have not been set with both adults in mind.Michael Phillips, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2024
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The statement left unclear precisely what would happen to disaster aid and assistance to farmers that had been included in the bill.Al Weaver, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
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The exact cause of this disease in the DRC remains unclear.Dave Wessner, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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By the time authorities started asking questions days later, memories of partygoers were hazy.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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For instance, sky-gazers should avoid beaches where the skies tend to be hazy and instead find a mountaintop.Gina Park, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Sketchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sketchy. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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