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scratchiness

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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.
scratchi·ly adv.
scratchi·ness n.
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Noun1.scratchiness - the roughness of a substance that causes abrasionsscratchiness - the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
abrasiveness, harshness
raggedness, roughness - a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
Translations
scratchiness
n → Kratzen nt
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