sketchiest
Least fleshed out
Sketchiest is the superlative of sketchy—the most dubious, suspicious, or unreliable of a group.
Something sketchy seems off or untrustworthy: a sketchy neighborhood, a sketchy deal, a sketchy excuse.
The sketchiest option is the one that raises the most red flags: That's the sketchiest bar I've ever been in.
Of all his stories, this one sounds the sketchiest.
Inclined to distrust
- nefariousExtremely evil or villainous
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
- crookedBent or dishonest
- shiftySeeming dishonest or evasive
devious · illicit · sleazy · corrupt · unscrupulous · dishonest · unethical · sinister
Of uncertain validity
- uncertainNot firmly known
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- equivocalUncertain in meaning
inconclusive · unconvincing · speculative · debatable · unclear · vague · nebulous · indeterminate
Not deserving of confidence
- undependableNot consistently trustworthy
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- flakyCrumbly or unreliable
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
unpredictable · sporadic · haphazard · hit-or-miss · spotty · patchy · unreliable · incomplete
Not yet complete
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- rudimentaryIn simplest possible form
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
unrefined · cursory · hasty · rough · barebones · approximate · loose · imprecise
suspicious
Inclined to distrust
- nefariousExtremely evil or villainous
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
- crookedBent or dishonest
shifty · devious · illicit · sleazy · corrupt · unscrupulous · dishonest · unethical · sinister · criminal
questionable
Of uncertain validity
equivocal · inconclusive · unconvincing · speculative · debatable · unclear · vague · nebulous · indeterminate · unsettled
untrustworthy
Not deserving of confidence
- undependableNot consistently trustworthy
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- flakyCrumbly or unreliable
erratic · unpredictable · sporadic · haphazard · hit-or-miss · spotty · patchy · unreliable · incomplete · fragmentary
unfinished
Not yet complete
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- rudimentaryIn simplest possible form
unpolished · unrefined · cursory · hasty · rough · barebones · approximate · loose · imprecise · undeveloped