sketchily

/skˈɛtʃili/ adv

In a sketchy manner.

Word Origin Sketch comes from Greek skhedios 'improvised, sudden' — a sketch is something done offhand, without preparation. So sketchily means 'in an incomplete, rough manner.' The same root gives us sketchy (dubious, incomplete), sketchbook, and sketchpad. The PIE root *segh- also produced scheme and hectic.

adv In a sketchy manner.

He explained the plan only sketchily, leaving out many important details.

(副词) 粗略地;简略地;大概地

他只是粗略地解释了计划,遗漏了许多重要细节。

(adverbio) imprecisamente; superficialmente; vagamente [De manera imprecisa; superficialmente.]

Él explicó el plan solo superficialmente, omitiendo muchos detalles importantes.

(adverbe) sommairement; vaguement; grossièrement; brièvement [De manière vague ou incomplète, sans détails suffisants.]

Il n'a expliqué le projet que **sketchily**, omettant de nombreux détails importants.

(Adverb) skizzenhaft; oberflächlich; lückenhaft [Auf eine unvollständige, oberflächliche oder unklare Weise; ohne ausreichende Details oder Präzision.]

Er erklärte den Plan nur **sketchily** und ließ viele wichtige Einzelheiten aus.

(副詞) 大ざっぱに、概略的に、詳細を欠いたやり方で。

彼はその計画について大ざっぱにしか説明せず、多くの重要な詳細を省略した。

(advérbio) superficialmente; de modo esboçado; incompletamente [De maneira superficial ou incompleta; de modo esboçado.]

Ele explicou o plano apenas de forma superficial, omitindo muitos detalhes importantes.

Word parts: sketch + i + ly

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