Antonyms for sketched


Grammar : Verb
Spell : skech
Phonetic Transcription : skɛtʃ


Definition of sketched

Origin :
  • "rough drawing intended to serve as the basis for a finished picture," 1660s, from Dutch schets or Low German skizze, both apparently 17c. artists' borrowings from Italian schizzo "sketch, drawing," which is commonly said to be from Latin *schedius (OED compares schedia "raft," schedium "an extemporaneous poem"), from or related to Greek skhedios "temporary, extemporaneous, done or made off-hand," related to skhema "form, shape, appearance" (see scheme (n.)). But according to Barnhart Italian schizzo is a special use of schizzo "a splash, squirt," from schizzare "to splash or squirt," of uncertain origin.
  • Extended sense of "brief account" is from 1660s; meaning "short play or performance, usually comic" is from 1789. Sketch-book recorded from 1820. German Skizze, French esquisse, Spanish esquicio are likewise from Italian schizzo.
  • verb draw, outline
Example sentences :
  • Jaques is only sketched in with light strokes, but all his traits are peculiarly Hamlet's traits.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • His thoughts turned to the American girl who had sketched with him in Brittany that Summer.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • She made no objection to this; and, for some time, sketched away in silence.
  • Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
  • Instead of doing so, he sketched her face with black and red ink.
  • Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle
  • I also sketched in black and white on grey paper two Netherland costumes.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • It had been very minutely described and sketched for me by Donald and Duncan.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • Briefly, I sketched the Chief's report, Fetter nodding every few words.
  • Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
  • And briefly he sketched for her the springe he was setting with the help of Mr. Newlington.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
  • I have sketched him as he sat to-day on a bit of Spiræa which I brought in for him.
  • Extract from : « Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 » by Various
  • I played my part in the comedy I had sketched out to perfection.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Synonyms for sketched

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