scratchy
Americanadjective
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causing or liable to cause a slight grating noise.
a scratchy record.
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consisting of or marked by scratches: scratches.
a scratchy drawing.
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uneven; haphazard.
He plays a scratchy game.
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causing itching or other minor irritation of the skin.
a scratchy woolen sweater.
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causing or liable to cause a scratch or scratches: scratches.
scratchy bushes.
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Chiefly British Slang. peevish; spiteful.
Other Word Forms
- scratchily adverb
- scratchiness noun
Etymology
Origin of scratchy
Example Sentences
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After a long night tossing on scratchy straw bedding, the group disembarked a few hundred miles away at Newark, New York.
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It wasn’t a scratchy itch that could be relieved with a paw.
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He blinked furiously, trying to wash the dirt away but his eye felt scratchy and irritated.
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But today, for the first time, they put a sweater on top of the nightgown, and the sweater was scratchy.
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The jeans are scratchy, and they have zippers everywhere.
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