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Definition of Scratchiest
1. scratchy [adj] - See also: scratchy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scratchiest
Literary usage of Scratchiest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration (1914)
"... we will call in the children and we will all scramble over the fence and have
a nice little family fight and see whose chickens are 'the scratchiest. ..."
2. The Musical World (1870)
"... or three great artists receiving fabulous sums on the one hand, on the other,
a company of mediocrities, and a mise-en- scene of the scratchiest kind. ..."
3. Foes in Law by Rhoda Broughton (1900)
"... so that the attendance is of the " scratchiest," and the food shows a disposition
to fall short. But again nobody seems to care a jot. ..."
4. Foes in Law by Rhoda Broughton (1900)
"The expected waiters are still conspicuous by their absence, so that the attendance
is of the " scratchiest," and the food shows a disposition to fall short ..."
5. Adventures in American Bookshops, Antique Stores and Auction Rooms by Guido Bruno (1922)
""Washington and Polk wrote the handsomest letters, and Roosevelt and Grant the
scratchiest." Mr. Benjamin is the great pioneer in his chosen field, ..."
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