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View synonyms for scratchy

scratchy

[ skrach-ee ]

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: scratches:

    a scratchy drawing.

  3. uneven; haphazard:

    He plays a scratchy game.

  4. causing itching or other minor irritation of the skin:

    a scratchy woolen sweater.

  5. causing or liable to cause a scratch or scratches: scratches:

    scratchy bushes.

  6. Chiefly British Slang. peevish; spiteful.


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Other Words From

  • scratchi·ly adverb
  • scratchi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scratchy1

First recorded in 1700–10; scratch + -y 1
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Example Sentences

In mid-July, my son woke up with a scratchy throat and we went to the clinic for a PCR test.

Touching the screen would clue you in to whether a sweater is soft or scratchy, or if a couch’s fabric feels bumpy or smooth.

Those of us still well ask ourselves if a scratchy throat or a bit of nausea might be the first sign.

If you’re looking for something under $50, it’s always a good idea to do a touch test before fully sleeping on them to avoid scratchy materials keeping you up at night.

Another employee at Bartlett Regional Hospital who received the vaccine Wednesday “experienced eye puffiness, lightheadedness, and scratchy throat ten minutes after being injected with the vaccine,” according to a statement from the city of Juneau.

Cochran had come down with some nasty throat bug and his voice was low and scratchy, but that only made it better.

Rogers was a squat, bald-headed man who sported a scratchy-looking gray goatee.

Is that scratchy rug atop her head really meant to be Kate's famously silken locks?

Once again, Pharoah hammers down every screechy, scratchy vocal tic while doing a Rock-sian riff on Romeo and Juliet.

Last year, she had a chance to meet Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma, 16 years after seeing that scratchy video in Beijing.

It was a recording, scratchy, and full of unthinkable distance.

Instantly there was the sound of hurrying footsteps, tiny scratchy footsteps, and hundreds of mice came running into the hut.

This stuff is rough and scratchy, and theres no use starting out to damage things.

To my great discomfort—for it was very scratchy—I seated myself on the crown.

Then he ran his stiff and scratchy wing down his leg, yawned, and seemed bored.

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