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SCRATCHY

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 I. (adjective) 

Comparative and superlative

Comparative: scratchier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Superlative: scratchiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unpleasantly harsh or grating in soundplay

Example:

a gravelly voice

Synonyms:

grating; gravelly; rasping; raspy; rough; scratchy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

cacophonic; cacophonous (having an unpleasant sound)

Derivation:

scratch (a harsh noise made by scraping)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lacking consistencyplay

Example:

the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty

Synonyms:

scratchy; spotty; uneven

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

inconsistent (displaying a lack of consistency)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Easily irritated or annoyedplay

Example:

not the least nettlesome of his countrymen

Synonyms:

cranky; fractious; irritable; nettlesome; peckish; peevish; pettish; petulant; scratchy; techy; testy; tetchy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Causing abrasionplay

Synonyms:

abrasive; scratchy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)

Derivation:

scratch (an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off)

scratchiness (the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions)

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