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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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Dictionary Entry

sketchy

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/ˈskɛtʃi/

Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.

In a Sentence

“The first draft included a sketchy design.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. sketchyoutline sketchyinformation sketchyaccount sketchysketchy rathersketchy somewhat
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Synonyms

diceydodgyseedyshadyincompleteuncomplete

Antonyms

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Related Words

unelaboratedroughcrudetenuousshadowysuperficial

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