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scratchy

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.scratchyscratchy - 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


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We stood there in friendly silence, while the feeble minstrel sheltered in Antonia's hair went on with its scratchy chirp.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
but I'm tired playing that tune," called the phonograph, speaking through its horn in a brazen, scratchy voice.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
And it never goes high up, or sharp, or squeaky, or scratchy, like some women's voices when they're mad, or fresh, or excited, till they remind me of a bum phonograph record.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
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