Other companies have designers who can turn a customer's sketchy ideas into a blueprint.

The writers spent six months discussing a plot, and each of them offered sketchy ideas.

But even the sketchy ideas they have outlined so far raise intriguing questions.

I guess I just have a pretty sketchy idea of what goes on in these cases.

Immediately, Deanna tried to get a surface impression from him, a general sketchy idea of the type of man he was.

There were interesting if sketchy ideas here.

"We only have the sketchiest ideas what shapes they can take, and what they can do," she said.

Dr. Crusher stood in place, developing her sketchy idea into a more solid concept.

Nothing so far had contradicted the very faint and sketchy idea that had come to her.

Either that, or he could tell her there was no life in her sketchy ideas.