Dubious vs Sketchy - What's the difference?
dubious | sketchy |
Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
* 2011 , Nigel Jones, "A Tale of Two Scandals", History Today , February 2011, Vol. 61 Issue 2, pages 10–17
In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.
* 2010 , John M. Broder, "Global Climate-Change Talks Begin in Cancun With More Modest Expectations", New York Times , November 30, Section A, Column 0, Foreign Desk, page 12
Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.
Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality.
(slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality.
(slang, of a person) Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings.
(slang, of a person) Disturbing or unnerving, often in such a way that others may suspect them of intending physical or sexual harm or harassment.
Sketchy is a synonym of dubious.
As adjectives the difference between dubious and sketchy
is that dubious is arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion while sketchy is roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.dubious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- After he made some dubious claims about the company, fewer people trusted him.
- Evasive, womanising, boastful, malicious, untrustworthy, an inveterate gambler who combined his mediocre military career with running a high-class brothel, permanently cash strapped and viciously quarrelsome, his character is as dubious as his unsavoury appearance.
- She was dubious about my plan at first, but later I managed to persuade her to cooperate.
- Last year, President Obama had large majorities in Congress and hopes of passing a comprehensive climate and energy bill. Next year, he faces a new Congress much more dubious about the reality of climate change and considerably more hostile to international efforts to deal with it.
Derived terms
* dubious honor / dubious honour * dubiously * dubiousnessSee also
*sketchy
English
Adjective
(er)- The first draft included a sketchy design.
- The sketchy repair job did not look like it would hold.
- Because he is so sketchy , I always think that he is up to something.
- Jack is so sketchy , I think he's stalking me.