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footage, volume, mass, weight; hugeness, immensity, greatness,
vastness, enormousness: How do astronomers determine the
distance and size of stellar objects? A shape of extraordinary
size suddenly loomed up in the darkness.
--v. 2 dimension, measure: The furnishings are sized in
proportion to these miniature room displays. 3 size up. assess,
judge, evaluate, measure, take the measure of, appraise, assay,
make an estimate of, estimate, value, gauge, rate: She looked
him up and down, sizing him up as a prospective husband.
19.6 sketchily...
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sketchily adv. cursorily, superficially, incompletely, patchily, roughly,
perfunctorily, skimpily, vaguely, imperfectly, crudely, hastily,
hurriedly: His account of the event was sketchily written.
sketchy adj. cursory, superficial, incomplete, patchy, rough,
perfunctory, skimpy, imperfect, crude, hasty, hurried, vague,
ill-defined, fuzzy, indistinct, inexact, imprecise, unrefined,
unpolished, rough-hewn, unfinished: We received only sketchy
reports of what was going on in the capital. This will do as a
sketchy outline, but eventually the details will need to be
filled in.
skilful adj. skilled, accomplished, adept, adroit, dexterous, expert,
proficient, masterly, masterful, gifted, apt, able, clever,
talented, capable, professional, trained, qualified,
experienced, practised: Julio is a skilful enough driver to
race tomorrow. I have to admire the skilful way he handles
people.
skill n. 1 talent, ability, aptitude, expertness, expertise,
facility, skilfulness, art, artistry, cleverness, adeptness,
adroitness, mastery, dexterity, handiness, ingenuity,
experience, proficiency, finesse, knack, quickness, deftness,
technique: It requires great skill to operate this machine. 2
accomplishment, forte, strength, gift, capability, know-how,
faculty: Her skill is in teaching others how to be skilful
sales people.