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sketch

/ˈskɛt͡ʃ/ adjective C2
  1. Sketchy, shady, questionable. (informal)
  2. Fascist or with right-wing or neo-Nazi ties; NSBM. (informal)
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Leaning forward in the cab, he listened intently to MacDonald’s short sketch of the problem which awaited us in Sussex.
The Valley of Fear, p. 19 · C1
In ten more we were seated in the parlour of the inn and being treated to a rapid sketch of those events which have been outlined in the previous chapter.
The Valley of Fear, p. 34 · C1
I gave him a short sketch of my adventures, and had hardly concluded it by the time that we reached our destination.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 3 · B2
Let me give you a short sketch of what I have done, with some indication of what we are about to do.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 28 · B2

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