scratchy (redirected from scratchiest)

scratch·y  (skrch)

adj. scratch·i·er, scratch·i·est

1. Marked by or consisting of scratches: scratchy handwriting.

2. Making a harsh scratching noise: a scratchy voice; a scratchy record.

3. Harsh and irritating: a scratchy fabric.

4. Irregular; uneven: played a scratchy stroke.

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scratchi·ly adv.

scratchi·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	scratchy - causing abrasion                     abrasive rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
	2.	scratchy - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" irritable, peevish, pettish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy, nettlesome, peckish, cranky, fractious ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
	3.	scratchy - lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty" spotty, uneven inconsistent - displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap"
	4.	scratchy - unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" grating, rasping, raspy, gravelly, rough cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten

Translations

scratchy [ˈskrætʃɪ] ADJ (scratchier (compar) (scratchiest (superl))) [fabric] → que rasca or pica; [pen] → que rasca; [writing] → flojo, irregular

scratchy [ˈskrætʃi] adj

[recording] → grésillant(e); [pen] → qui accroche

[blanket, sweater, wool] → qui gratte
Wool is so scratchy that it irritates the skin → La laine gratte tellement qu'elle irrite la peau.

scratchy

adj (+er) sound, pen → kratzend attr; record → zerkratzt; feel, sweater → kratzig; does his beard feel scratchy? → kratzt sein Bart?; my old record-player has a rather scratchy tone → mein alter Plattenspieler kracht ziemlich

scratchy [ˈskrætʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fabric) → ruvido/a; (pen) → che raschia; (record) → graffiato/a