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scratchy

[skrach-ee]

adjective

scratchier, scratchiest 
  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 51Թ Forms

  • scratchily adverb
  • scratchiness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scratchy1

First recorded in 1700–10; scratch + -y 1
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Stokes looked scratchy with the bat, like a man who has only been in the middle three times since December.

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Itchy eyes, sneezing, dripping noses, scratchy throats and headaches are a common complaint.

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While we get ulcers worrying about jobs, bills and whether or not our fire insurance will be revoked, they are throwing fits over who sits where in the car or why their T-shirt feels scratchy.

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He coupled his counsel with joviality and a scratchy, infectious laugh that took some of the sting out of his sometimes-unwelcome advice.

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In an alert Saturday, the department said that small particles in wildfire smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, scratchy throat, headaches and illness such as bronchitis.

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