sketchy
/ˈsketʃi/adjective
उच्चारण स्केची
अधूरा, सतही; संदिग्ध
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not complete or detailed and therefore not very useful; (informal) not seeming honest or safe
अधूरा, सतही; संदिग्ध
- sketchy details
- a sketchy website
- My knowledge of geometry is rather sketchy.
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- The police have only sketchy details of the accident.
- I don't trust that sketchy shop near the station.
Synonyms incomplete patchy rough superficial dubious
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sketchy + noun / be sketchy
Sketchy means not complete or detailed. It is used for information, knowledge, details or plans.
'Sketchy' का अर्थ अधूरा या बिना विस्तार का है। यह जानकारी, ज्ञान, ब्योरे या योजना के लिए आता है।
- The report gave only sketchy details of the accident.
- My knowledge of the subject is sketchy.
sketchy about / on sth
Use about or on to show the subject on which information is thin: sketchy about the details.
जिस विषय पर जानकारी कम हो, उसके लिए about या on आता है।
- He was sketchy about his past.
- Her notes are sketchy on the last chapter.
sketchy (informal): unreliable or dishonest
Informally, especially in American English, sketchy means questionable or slightly dangerous: a sketchy neighbourhood.
Informal, विशेषकर American English में 'sketchy' का अर्थ संदिग्ध या थोड़ा ख़तरनाक है।
- He found the shop owner a bit sketchy.
- It is a sketchy area at night.
sketchy vs. sketch / sketchily
Sketchy is the adjective; sketch is the noun and verb; sketchily is the adverb.
'Sketchy' adjective है; 'sketch' noun और verb है; 'sketchily' adverb है।
- She sketched the plan sketchily on paper.
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sketchy + noun
detailsinformationknowledgereportoutline
- The police have only sketchy information about the theft.
adverb + sketchy
ratherveryfairlya bitstill
- The map was a bit sketchy and left out many roads.
verb + sketchy
beremainseemsoundlook
- The details remain sketchy at this stage.
sketchy + about
about the planabout the causeabout the dateabout the factsabout his past
- The minister was sketchy about the cause of the delay.
sketchy + memory / evidence
memoryevidencerecollectionaccounthistory
- The evidence against him was sketchy.
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- The newspaper report was sketchy and left many questions unanswered.
अख़बार की रिपोर्ट अधूरी थी और उसने कई प्रश्न अनुत्तरित छोड़ दिए।
- Radhika's notes on the last chapter were sketchy, so she revised from the book.
अंतिम अध्याय पर राधिका के notes अधूरे थे, इसलिए उसने पुस्तक से दोहराया।
- My memory of that day is rather sketchy.
उस दिन की मेरी याद काफ़ी धुँधली है।
- Details of the accident are still sketchy.
दुर्घटना के ब्योरे अभी तक अधूरे हैं।
- The answer was too sketchy to earn full marks.
उत्तर इतना अधूरा था कि पूरे अंक नहीं मिल सकते थे।
- The witness gave a sketchy description of the thief.
गवाह ने चोर का अधूरा विवरण दिया।
- Radhika's idea was sketchy at first, but the team improved it.
राधिका का विचार पहले अधूरा था, पर टीम ने उसे बेहतर बनाया।
- His account of the match was sketchy and full of gaps.
मैच का उसका विवरण अधूरा था और उसमें कई कमियाँ थीं।
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✗ The details of the news are sketchily.
✓ The details of the news are sketchy.
After the verb be, an adjective is needed, not an adverb.
verb 'be' के बाद adjective चाहिए, adverb नहीं।
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sketch·y
?Which word?
Keep the incomplete words together: sketchy, patchy, incomplete, cursory (done quickly without attention to detail: 'a cursory glance'), superficial, perfunctory.
अधूरे के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: sketchy, patchy, incomplete, cursory (विवरण पर ध्यान दिए बिना जल्दी किया: 'a cursory glance'), superficial, perfunctory।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: in modern informal English, sketchy also means suspicious or dishonest ('a sketchy offer').
प्रयोग में आधुनिक अनौपचारिक English में sketchy का अर्थ संदिग्ध या बेईमान भी है ('a sketchy offer')।