sketchy
BrE /ˈskɛtʃi/ AmE /ˈskɛtʃi/
adjective en → es
not complete or detailed; lacking important information
incompleto, incompleta, parcial
- a sketchy report
- be a sketchy description
Collocations sketchy details · sketchy information
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The police have only a sketchy account of what happened.
La policía solo tiene una versión incompleta de lo que sucedió.
not reliable or trustworthy; not to be trusted
dudoso, sospechoso, poco confiable
- a sketchy source of information
- be a sketchy witness
Collocations sketchy evidence · sketchy testimony
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The story is based on sketchy evidence.
La historia se basa en pruebas poco confiables.
dangerous or risky; not safe
peligroso, arriesgado, inseguro
- a sketchy neighborhood
- be a sketchy area
Collocations sketchy conditions · sketchy surroundings
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It's not safe to walk in that sketchy part of town.
No es seguro caminar en esa parte peligrosa de la ciudad.
not carefully made or done; rough and unfinished
rudimentario, tosco, inmaduro
- a sketchy drawing
- be a sketchy attempt
Collocations sketchy work · sketchy draft
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The artist made a quick, sketchy outline of the scene.
El artista hizo un bosquejo rápido y tosco de la escena.