scratchy

[ skrach-ee ]
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adjective,scratch·i·er, scratch·i·est.
  1. causing or liable to cause a slight grating noise: a scratchy record.

  2. consisting of or marked by scratches: a scratchy drawing.

  1. uneven; haphazard: He plays a scratchy game.

  2. causing itching or other minor irritation of the skin: a scratchy woolen sweater.

  3. causing or liable to cause a scratch or scratches: scratchy bushes.

  4. Chiefly British Slang. peevish; spiteful.

Origin of scratchy

1
First recorded in 1700–10; scratch + -y1

Other words from scratchy

  • scratch·i·ly, adverb
  • scratch·i·ness, noun

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