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SCRATCHY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
Example:
a gravelly voice
Synonyms:
grating; gravelly; rasping; raspy; rough; scratchy
Classified under:
Similar:
cacophonic; cacophonous (having an unpleasant sound)
Derivation:
scratch (a harsh noise made by scraping)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking consistency
Example:
the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
inconsistent (displaying a lack of consistency)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Easily irritated or annoyed
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 abrasion
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)
