Definition
incomplete, rough, or unreliable; also describing something or someone that seems suspicious or untrustworthy.
Etymology
From 'sketch,' which comes from Dutch 'schets' (borrowed from Italian 'schizzo'). The '-y' suffix turns it into an adjective. A sketch is incomplete by definition, giving rise to 'sketchy' meaning incomplete.
Kelly Says
Sketchy perfectly captures how rough outlines in art led to rough-and-tumble in meaning—a sketch is beautiful unfinished work, but 'sketchy' information is dangerously incomplete. The same word split into opposed values.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
onvolledig
onvolledig
ARالعربية
غير موثوق
غير موثوق
BGБългарски
подозрителен
подозрителен
BNবাংলা
অসম্পূর্ণ
অসম্পূর্ণ
CACatalà
incomplet
incomplet
CSČeština
nedokonalý
nedokonalý
DEDeutsch
oberflächlich
oberflächlich
ESEspañol
incompleto
incompleto
ETEesti
kahtlane
kahtlane
FISuomi
epäilyttävä
epäilyttävä
GLGalego
incompleto
incompleto
HRHrvatski
sumnjiv
sumnjiv
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak jelas
tidak jelas
ITItaliano
incompleto
incompleto
LTLietuvių
įtartinas
įtartinas
LVLatviešu
aizdomīgs
aizdomīgs
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak boleh dipercayai
tidak boleh dipercayai
MYမြန်မာ
ယုံကြည်မှုမရှိ
ယုံကြည်မှုမရှိ
NLNederlands
onvolledig
onvolledig
PLPolski
podejrzany
podejrzany
PTPortuguês
incompleto
incompleto
RORomână
incomplet
incomplet
RUРусский
поверхностный
поверхностный
SKSlovenčina
nedokonalý
nedokonalý
SLSlovenščina
sumljiv
sumljiv
SWKiswahili
isiyoaminika
isiyoaminika
TAதமிழ்
நம்பமுடியாத
நம்பமுடியாத
TEతెలుగు
అసంపూర్ణ
అసంపూర్ణ
THไทย
ไม่น่าเชื่อถือ
ไม่น่าเชื่อถือ
TRTürkçe
güvenilmez
güvenilmez
UKУкраїнська
поверхневий
поверхневий
URاردو
غیر معتبر
غیر معتبر
VITiếng Việt
không đáng tin
không đáng tin