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sketchy

Who acts: memory, report, drawing, Her, website, guy · What happens: give, draw, do, seem, be, add · To what, where: main points, bit, more detail, slang, website, cheap phones

«sketchy» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: sketchy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Not complete or detailed; giving only the main points.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 complete	advmod
2	complete	complete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 detailed	cc
4	detailed	detailed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 complete	conj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 giving	punct
6	giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 complete	advcl
7	only	only	ADV	_	10 points	advmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 points	det
9	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 points	amod
10	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 giving	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 complete	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	gerund		the main points					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent point=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Drawn or done quickly and roughly, like a sketch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Drawn	draw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 done	cc
3	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Drawn	conj
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	3 done	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 roughly	cc
6	roughly	roughly	ADV	_	4 quickly	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 sketch	punct
8	like	like	ADP	_	10 sketch	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 sketch	det
10	sketch	sketch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 done	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Drawn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	participle							vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	do	participle						like a sketch; quickly property	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: informal, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

Seeming a bit dodgy, untrustworthy or unsafe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Seeming	seem	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bit	det
3	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Seeming	obj
4	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bit	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 untrustworthy	punct
6	untrustworthy	untrustworthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 dodgy	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 unsafe	cc
8	unsafe	unsafe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 dodgy	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Seeming	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seem	gerund		a bit					vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bit=Attribute

Example 1

My memory of the trip is a bit sketchy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 memory	nmod:poss
2	memory	memory	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sketchy	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 trip	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 trip	det
5	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 memory	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 sketchy	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 bit	det
8	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sketchy	obl:unmarked
9	sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 sketchy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My memory of the trip					a bit obl:unmarked; sketchy property	tree rules

Example 2

The report was too sketchy; add more detail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 report	det
2	report	report	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sketchy	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 sketchy	cop
4	too	too	ADV	_	5 sketchy	advmod
5	sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 add	punct
7	add	add	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 sketchy	parataxis
8	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	9 detail	amod
9	detail	detail	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 add	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sketchy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the report					sketchy property	tree rules
2	add speech: assert	infinitive		more detail					vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detail=Patient

Example 3

Her drawing was sketchy, just a few quick lines.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 drawing	nmod:poss
2	drawing	drawing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sketchy	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sketchy	cop
4	sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 lines	punct
6	just	just	ADV	_	10 lines	advmod
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 lines	det
8	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 lines	amod
9	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 lines	amod
10	lines	line	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sketchy	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sketchy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her drawing					a few quick lines obl; sketchy property	tree rules
2	draw		Her = she						nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

(slang) That website looks sketchy — don't click it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 looks	obl
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
4	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 website	det
5	website	website	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 looks	nsubj
6	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 looks	xcomp
8	—	-	PUNCT	_	11 click	punct
9	do	do	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 click	aux
10	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 click	advmod
11	click	click	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 looks	conj
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 click	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	that website	slang				sketchy property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	not click	infinitive · do-support	that website not said here	website					vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme

Example 5

(slang) The guy selling cheap phones seemed sketchy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 seemed	ccomp
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 guy	det
5	guy	guy	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 seemed	nsubj
6	selling	sell	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 guy	acl
7	cheap	cheap	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 phones	amod
8	phones	phone	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 selling	obj
9	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 seemed	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 seemed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	gerund	the guy not said here	cheap phones					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Theme
2	seem	past	the guy					sketchy property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme

Example 6

We only have sketchy information about the storm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 have	nsubj
2	only	only	ADV	_	3 have	advmod
3	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 information	amod
5	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	8 storm	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 storm	det
8	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 information	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	We	sketchy information				about the storm	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Patient

Example 7

(slang) The bridge looked really sketchy, so we didn't cross it.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 looked	obl
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bridge	det
5	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 looked	nsubj
6	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	really	really	ADV	_	8 sketchy	advmod
8	sketchy	sketchy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 looked	xcomp
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 cross	punct
10	so	so	ADV	_	14 cross	advmod
11	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	14 cross	nsubj
12	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 cross	aux
13	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 cross	advmod
14	cross	cross	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 looked	conj
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 cross	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the bridge	slang				sketchy property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	not cross	past · do-support	we	bridge					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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