Scratchy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Marked by or consisting of scratches: scratchy handwriting.
  • adj. Making a harsh scratching noise: a scratchy voice; a scratchy record.
  • adj. Harsh and irritating: a scratchy fabric.
  • adj. Irregular; uneven: played a scratchy stroke.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Characterized by scratches; itchy; irritating.
  • adj. annoying, irritating
  • adj. (of an analogue radio transmission) noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result of poor or low signal, interference or unfavourable atmospheric conditions
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Characterized by scratches.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Consisting of mere scratches, or presenting the appearance of such; ragged; rough; irregular.
  • Scratching; that scratches, scrapes, or grates: as, a scratchy pen; a scratchy noise.
  • Of little depth of soil; consisting of rocks barely covered with soil: as, scratchy land.
  • Wearing a scratch-wig.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lacking consistency
  • adj. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
  • adj. causing abrasion
  • adj. easily irritated or annoyed
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    smooth   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rough    scrapy    rasping    abradent   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Apache    apache    catchy    patchy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tinny    high-pitched    reedy    throaty    husky    strident    squeaky    prickly    itchy    gravelly