sketchy

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Definition

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questionable, strange, uncomfortable, shady, weird
(When you experience something sketchy, you’re not afraid or terrified, but you feel strange and unsure.)

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When something is “sketchy,” it makes you feel unsure, or uncertain. You don’t know how to react to it, because it’s strange. For example, a big city in a foreign country might seem sketchy. When you feel a little bit scared or uncomfortable, you’re in a sketchy situation.
Many different things can be sketchy. A car that drives by you very slowly could seem sketchy. A strange person could be sketchy. A movie that makes you feel weird could be sketchy. Any time you don’t feel secure, but you’re not totally afraid, you could say that things are sketchy.

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””Dude, we saw this totally sketchy guy last night. We were walking home, and he started following us. We didn’t know what to do, so we went into a restaurant. He waited outside for us for about 10 minutes, then he finally left. It was really weird.”“

””Did you see that car that just rode by? I think the people inside were looking at us. It seems a little sketchy. Let’s get out of here.”“

””We went to this sketchy club last weekend. It was really dark, and the music was really weird. It was fun, but I was a little scared that something bad was going to happen.”“

””Paul’s new haircut makes him look a little sketchy. He doesn’t look normal anymore.”“

””I love swimming in the ocean, but those waves look a little sketchy. Maybe we should wait until the water calms down a little bit.”“