scratchy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite causing abrasion
    abrasive.
  2. adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
    peckish; nettlesome; testy; tetchy; petulant; cranky; techy; fractious; irritable; pettish; peevish.
    • an incorrigibly fractious young man
    • not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
  3. adjective satellite lacking consistency
    uneven; spotty.
    • the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
  4. adjective satellite unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
    gravelly; raspy; grating; rasping; rough.
    • a gravelly voice

WordNet


Scratch"y adjective
Definitions
  1. Characterized by scratches.

Webster 1913