scratchy

scratchy
adjective (scratchier; -est) Date: 1827 1. marked or made with scratches <
scratchy drawing
>
<
scratchy handwriting
>
2. likely to scratch ; prickly <
scratchy undergrowth
>
3. making a scratching noise 4. uneven in quality ; ragged 5. causing tingling or itching ; irritating <
scratchy wool
>
6. somewhat inflamed and sore <
a scratchy throat
>
scratchily adverbscratchiness noun

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