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sketchy

/ˈskɛtʃi/
adjective
  1. Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.

    "The first draft included a sketchy design."

  2. Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality.

  3. Of questionable or doubtful quality.

    "The sketchy repair job did not look like it would hold."

Synonymsdicey, dodgy, seedy, shady

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