sketchyadj.

Brit.

/ˈskɛtʃi/, U.S.

/ˈskɛtʃi/

Etymology: < sketch n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Giving only a slight or rough outline of the main features, facts, or circumstances without going into details:

a. Of writings or authors.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adjective] > scrappy or patchy

patchy1583

sketchy1805

scrappy1842

snippety1864

snippy1886

bitty1892

patchwise1935

1805 Edinb. Rev. 7 136 These two extremes, of meagre copying, and of imitation so free and sketchy as to leave no likeness, are to be found in our two translations of Homer.

1828 J. Sterling Ess. & Tales (1848) II. 50 Sketches of society,—very sketchy indeed,—..make up the miscellany.

1854 S. Lover Handy Andy (ed. 4) Pref. A story thus originated could not be other than sketchy and desultory.

1884 Law Times 76 358/1 On particulars of breaches and of objections he is very sketchy.

b. Of style, etc. (in writing or painting).

ΚΠ

1811 J. Parkins Young Man's Best Compan. 527 This style of painting is intended to be light and sketchy.

1852 J. L. Motley Let. 13 Sept. in Corr. (1889) I. v. 137 The thin, sketchy, and slight manner in which the whole was executed.

1871 Athenæum 3 June 686 In the second volume..The style is not so sketchy, but we have rather a fragment of a picture than the picture itself.

2. Of pictures, etc.: Of the nature of, or resembling, a sketch; consisting or composed of outline without much detail.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [adjective] > drawn > roughly

sketchy1817

scratch1849

scraggled1858

1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 288 A sketchy generalized resemblance of an object.

1864 I. Taylor in Good Words 231 These sketchy portraits, inserted..in the very midst of the reported speeches.

1884 19th Cent. Jan. 31 The well~known column..around which Landseer's very sketchy lions watch.

figurative.1817 J. Keats Lett. in Wks. (1889) III. 96 It [Wordsworth's ‘Gipsy’] is a kind of sketchy intellectual landscape.1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey III. v. xv. 321 A party of this kind should be more sketchy in its style; the outline more free, and less detail.

3. colloquial. Of a light, flimsy, unsubstantial or imperfect nature. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective]

evil971

lowc1175

poor?c1225

feeblec1275

vilea1300

petty1372

unthende1377

secondary1386

petitc1390

unmeeta1393

illa1400

commonc1400

coarse1424

indigent1426

unlikelyc1450

lesser1464

gross1474

naughty1526

inferior1531

reprobate?1545

slender1577

unlikely1578

puny1579

under1580

wooden1592

sordid1596

puisne1598

provant1601

subministrant1604

inferious1607

sublunary1624

indifferent1638

undermatched1642

unworthy1646

underly1648

turncoated1650

female1652

undergraduate1655

farandinical1675

baddishc1736

ungenerous1745

understrapping1762

tinnified1794

demi-semi1805

shabby1805

dicky1819

poor white1821

tin-pot1838

deterior1848

substandard1850

crumby1859

cheesy1863

po'1866

not-quite1867

rocky1873

mouldy1876

low-grade1878

sketchy1878

midget1879

junky1880

ullaged1892

abysmal1904

bodgie1905

junk1908

crap1936

ropy1941

bodger1945

two-star1951

tripey1955

manky1958

schlocky1960

cack1978

wank1991

bowf1994

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty > that falls short

short1390

half-strained1683

unheavenly1752

unsplendid1809

unparadised1829

off-colour1876

sketchy1878

shortcoming1889

not-quite1920

1878 H. S. Wilson Alpine Ascents i. 16 A scrappy sort of sketchy fragmentary breakfast.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 563 A house with no doors, and only very sketchy wooden window-shutters.

1943 E. B. White Let. 13 Mar. (1976) 238 I am hoping that my health (which has been rather sketchy lately) will improve.

1977 Horse & Hound 14 Jan. 7/3 He survived some decidedly sketchy jumps in the early stages.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sketchy
释义	sketchyadj. Brit. /ˈskɛtʃi/, U.S. /ˈskɛtʃi/ Etymology: < sketch n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Giving only a slight or rough outline of the main features, facts, or circumstances without going into details: a. Of writings or authors. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adjective] > scrappy or patchy patchy1583 sketchy1805 scrappy1842 snippety1864 snippy1886 bitty1892 patchwise1935 1805 Edinb. Rev. 7 136 These two extremes, of meagre copying, and of imitation so free and sketchy as to leave no likeness, are to be found in our two translations of Homer. 1828 J. Sterling Ess. & Tales (1848) II. 50 Sketches of society,—very sketchy indeed,—..make up the miscellany. 1854 S. Lover Handy Andy (ed. 4) Pref. A story thus originated could not be other than sketchy and desultory. 1884 Law Times 76 358/1 On particulars of breaches and of objections he is very sketchy. b. Of style, etc. (in writing or painting). ΚΠ 1811 J. Parkins Young Man's Best Compan. 527 This style of painting is intended to be light and sketchy. 1852 J. L. Motley Let. 13 Sept. in Corr. (1889) I. v. 137 The thin, sketchy, and slight manner in which the whole was executed. 1871 Athenæum 3 June 686 In the second volume..The style is not so sketchy, but we have rather a fragment of a picture than the picture itself. 2. Of pictures, etc.: Of the nature of, or resembling, a sketch; consisting or composed of outline without much detail. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [adjective] > drawn > roughly sketchy1817 scratch1849 scraggled1858 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 288 A sketchy generalized resemblance of an object. 1864 I. Taylor in Good Words 231 These sketchy portraits, inserted..in the very midst of the reported speeches. 1884 19th Cent. Jan. 31 The well~known column..around which Landseer's very sketchy lions watch. figurative.1817 J. Keats Lett. in Wks. (1889) III. 96 It [Wordsworth's ‘Gipsy’] is a kind of sketchy intellectual landscape.1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey III. v. xv. 321 A party of this kind should be more sketchy in its style; the outline more free, and less detail. 3. colloquial. Of a light, flimsy, unsubstantial or imperfect nature. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] evil971 lowc1175 poor?c1225 feeblec1275 vilea1300 petty1372 unthende1377 secondary1386 petitc1390 unmeeta1393 illa1400 commonc1400 coarse1424 indigent1426 unlikelyc1450 lesser1464 gross1474 naughty1526 inferior1531 reprobate?1545 slender1577 unlikely1578 puny1579 under1580 wooden1592 sordid1596 puisne1598 provant1601 subministrant1604 inferious1607 sublunary1624 indifferent1638 undermatched1642 unworthy1646 underly1648 turncoated1650 female1652 undergraduate1655 farandinical1675 baddishc1736 ungenerous1745 understrapping1762 tinnified1794 demi-semi1805 shabby1805 dicky1819 poor white1821 tin-pot1838 deterior1848 substandard1850 crumby1859 cheesy1863 po'1866 not-quite1867 rocky1873 mouldy1876 low-grade1878 sketchy1878 midget1879 junky1880 ullaged1892 abysmal1904 bodgie1905 junk1908 crap1936 ropy1941 bodger1945 two-star1951 tripey1955 manky1958 schlocky1960 cack1978 wank1991 bowf1994 the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty > that falls short short1390 half-strained1683 unheavenly1752 unsplendid1809 unparadised1829 off-colour1876 sketchy1878 shortcoming1889 not-quite1920 1878 H. S. Wilson Alpine Ascents i. 16 A scrappy sort of sketchy fragmentary breakfast. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 563 A house with no doors, and only very sketchy wooden window-shutters. 1943 E. B. White Let. 13 Mar. (1976) 238 I am hoping that my health (which has been rather sketchy lately) will improve. 1977 Horse & Hound 14 Jan. 7/3 He survived some decidedly sketchy jumps in the early stages. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1805
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