n.
- a rough or unfinished drawing or painting.
▸a brief written or spoken account or description.
- a short humorous play, scene, or performance.
- informal, dated a comical or amusing person or thing.
v.
make a sketch of.
▸
(sketch something out/in)
give a brief account or general outline of.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: from Du. schets or Ger. Skizze, from Ital. schizzo, based on Gk skhedios ‘done extempore’.