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Vague, lacking in detail

Rudimentary or crude in form, not thorough or complete

Seedy or shady in character

Not thorough or detailed due to being done in haste

Meager or little in amount

Consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts

Low in quality or below expectations

Lacking a logical sequence, system or plan

Not visually distinct to one's sight or memory

Distasteful, crass or vulgar in nature

Unconvincing from a logical perspective

Drawn using the hand without any helping device

Not exhibiting, requiring, or capable of serious thought

Not known or definite

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Adjective

Vague, lacking in detail

on the back of an envelope

blurred round the edges

impressionistic

almost accurate

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“Even in this sketchy history of her fragmented life, with its breakdowns and delusions, we can see echoes of the privilege to which she was born.”

Adjective

Rudimentary or crude in form, not thorough or complete

unsophisticated

cobbled together

thrown together

rough and ready

rough-and-ready

rough-and-tumble

one-dimensional

in its natural state

wild-and-woolly

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“The grubby lad jumped down, made a sketchy attempt at a bow, and with a biscuit in hand, fled.”

Adjective

Seedy or shady in character

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

of dubious character

potentially illegal

under the table

against the law

under-the-table

unauthorized^US

double-crossing

unsportsmanlike

unauthorised^UK

against the rules

under the counter

unconscientious

unconstitutional

not to be trusted

hole-and-corner

behind-the-scenes

under-the-counter

not to be depended on

cloak-and-dagger

as sharp as a tack

outside the law

not quite right

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

intentionally misleading

not trustworthy

all talk and no action

not to be relied upon

under suspicion

gone to the dogs

potentially dishonest

open to bribery

behind someone's back

cloak and dagger

hole and corner

insurrectionary

of bad reputation

playing politics

not straightforward

dishonest-looking

mysterious-looking

strange-looking

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

beyond the pale

contrary to the rules

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“It was the freight forward agencies that slipped confidential information to US customs officials about the sketchy activities of clients.”

Adjective

Not thorough or detailed due to being done in haste

walking through it

inconsequential

going through the motions

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

thrown together

couldn't care less

couldn't-care-less

spur-of-the-moment

take-it-or-leave-it

lacking concern

not giving a monkey's

without formality

without hesitation

without discussion

without warning

apathetic towards

uninvolved with

unconcerned about

going through motions

nonchalant about

phlegmatic about

unresponsive to

could care less

unenthusiastic about

incurious about

jumping the gun

ill-thought-out

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Adjective

Meager or little in amount

in short supply

too little too late

lacking in detail

thin on the ground

few and far between

barely sufficient

inconsequential

hard to come by

not to be had for love nor money

subject to limitations

out of the ordinary

seldom met with

thinly distributed

scarcer than hen's teeth

coming up short

in the minority

with an insufficiency of

clearly defined

uncharacteristic

dissatisfactory

out of the common

once in a blue moon

as scarce as hens' teeth

undistinguished

fair to middling

nothing to write home about

middle-of-the-road

fair-to-middling

no great shakes

run-of-the-mill

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Adjective

Consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts

Adjective

Not explicit

impressionistic

clear as dishwater

unsubstantiated

open to argument

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Adjective

Low in quality or below expectations

dissatisfactory

not up to scratch

leaving much to be desired

not up to standard

not good enough

not up to expectations

not up to snuff

a load of pants

bargain-basement

good-for-nothing

less-than-stellar

cheap and nasty

strictly for the birds

no great shakes

twopenny-halfpenny

end-of-the-pier

in poor condition

insufficiently powered

not strong enough

leaving a lot to be desired

not all it's cracked up to be

of poor quality

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Adjective

Lacking a logical sequence, system or plan

catch-as-catch-can

without purpose

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

all over the place

on-again-off-again

all over the shop

in fits and starts

blowing hot and cold

in bits and pieces

without direction

undiscriminating

trial and error

undifferentiating

higgledy-piggledy

all over the map

few and far between

full of ups and downs

thrown together

thrown-together

on again and off again

not conscientious

rapidly changing

all over the lot

when the mood strikes

rapidly evolving

always changing

in a state of change

constantly changing

thin on the ground

out of the common

once in a blue moon

as scarce as hens' teeth

ill-thought-out

by bits and pieces

vicissitudinous

at sixes and sevens

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Adjective

Not visually distinct to one's sight or memory

indistinguishable

unrecognizable^US

unrecognisable^UK

lacking definition

open to question

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Adjective

Distasteful, crass or vulgar in nature

unsophisticated

rough-and-ready

ill-humoured^UK

lacking in social graces

uncomplimentary

in a state of nature

rough and ready

rough-and-tumble

one-dimensional

socially unsure

like a bull in a china shop

socially awkward

undiscriminating

straightforward

ungentlemanlike

low-down-and-dirty

with two left feet

like a bear with a sore head

confrontational

uncommunicative

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed on the wrong side

not afraid to call a spade a spade

unaccommodating

having short fuse

hot under collar

with a long face

hot under the collar

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

huffy irascible

with chip on shoulder

with a chip on your shoulder

ready for a fight

have chip on shoulder

dishonorable^US

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

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Adjective

Unconvincing from a logical perspective

unsubstantiated

inconsequential

self-contradictory

won't hold water

hard to swallow

difficult to believe

open to question

without foundation

scarcely credible

hard to believe

wide of the mark

incomprehensible

beyond the bounds of possibility

wrongly deduced

wrongly inferred

without justification

lacking substance

subject to debate

open to suspicion

counterintuitive

imcomprehensible

not making sense

out of the question

extremely implausible

extremely unlikely

extremely doubtful

extremely difficult to believe

not in the least likely

not to be thought of

devoid of intelligence

not backed up by evidence

out of the ordinary

jumping to conclusions

contrary to reason

feather-brained

hardly possible

out of this world

ill-thought-out

worthy of scorn

extremely foolish

shot-in-the-dark

soft in the head

stupidly irresponsible

not well thought out

badly thought out

not thought through

dead from the neck up

seat-of-the-pants

unauthorized^US

taking the cake

weird and wonderful

off beaten path

never to be forgotten

unauthorised^UK

without explanation

not worth considering

like herding cats

off your trolley

spur-of-the-moment

over-adventurous

out in left field

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Adjective

Drawn using the hand without any helping device

without a pattern

Adjective

Not exhibiting, requiring, or capable of serious thought

Adjective

Not known or definite

open to question

hanging by a thread

unsubstantiated

betwixt and between

open to discussion

on the back burner

up for discussion

yet to be decided

bone of contention

between sixes and sevens

between rock and hard place

in no man's land

not yet established

subject to debate

awaiting action

wide of the mark

awaiting attention

awaiting decision

in a state of uncertainty

open to suspicion

far from certain

to be won or lost

open for discussion

yet to be settled

not yet settled

under examination

under advisement

in a state of limbo

put to one side

in cold storage

in a state of suspension

in the lap of the gods

based on guesswork

under suspicion

not quite right

potentially dangerous

potentially false

proving nothing

under discussion

resolving nothing

leaving matters open

without foundation

still open to question

still open to doubt

not backed up by evidence

hard to believe

sitting on the fence

a controversial subject

a matter of opinion

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