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Definition of Scratchy
1. Adjective. Causing abrasion.
Similar to: Rough, Unsmooth
Derivative terms: Abrade, Abrade, Abrasive, Abrasiveness, Scratch, Scratchiness
2. Adjective. Easily irritated or annoyed. "Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Crank, Crankiness, Fractiousness, Irritability, Irritability, Peevishness, Pettishness, Petulance, Testiness, Tetchiness
3. Adjective. Lacking consistency. "The golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"
4. Adjective. Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound. "A gravelly voice"
Similar to: Cacophonic, Cacophonous
Derivative terms: Rasp, Roughness, Scratch
Definition of Scratchy
1. a. Characterized by scratches.
Definition of Scratchy
1. Adjective. Characterized by scratches; itchy; irritating. ¹
2. Adjective. annoying, irritating ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scratchy
1. made by scratching [adj SCRATCHIER, SCRATCHIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scratchy
Literary usage of Scratchy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Court of Alexander III: Letters of Mrs. Lothrop, Wife of the Late by Almira Strong Lothrop (1910)
"I feel that I do myself great injustice, and fail to give you a good idea of what
we have done when I write such a scratchy letter, but I am so hurried, ..."
2. The Red Badge of Courage and Four Stories by Stephen Crane (1997)
"“You know I fight when it comes to fighting, scratchy Wilson; but I ain't got a
gun on ... said scratchy. Seemingly for the first time, he saw the drooping, ..."
3. Technology Quarterly by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1890)
"150 X IO-6 scratchy. No visible motion. Clear and smooth. Whenever the excursion
of the hammer was greater than IOO X IO~6 the sound was very scratchy and ..."
4. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1878)
"scratchy sensation in the throat, as if sore, with occasional dry cough, that
increases the sore pain (after fifteen hours),1.—'Scraping in the throat, ..."
5. History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States by William Dunlap (1834)
"See how the word scratchy agrees with Malcolm's taste as to engraving. Speaking of
his works, he says, "Which I value only in proportion as they are ..."
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