From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Scratchy \Scratch"y\, a.
Characterized by scratches.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scratchy
adj 1: causing abrasion [syn: {abrasive}, {scratchy}]
2: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young
man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn:
{cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish},
{peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {scratchy}, {testy},
{tetchy}, {techy}]
3: lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his
putting was spotty" [syn: {spotty}, {uneven}, {scratchy}]
4: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"
[syn: {grating}, {gravelly}, {rasping}, {raspy}, {rough},
{scratchy}]
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