Scratchy
Scratchy describes a rough, irritating texture or sensation.
A scratchy sweater feels coarse against skin.
A scratchy throat is dry and irritated.
A scratchy recording has surface noise from wear or poor quality.
The word suggests something that makes you want to scratch—either because it itches or because it produces an unpleasant, grating sound: His voice was scratchy after shouting all night.
Uneven in surface
- coarseRough in texture
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- itchyProvoking scratching urges
- abrasiveRough enough to erode
bristly · woolly · sandpapery · irritating · chafing · harsh · grating · nubby
Rough and grating
- hoarseRough in voice
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- croakyRough-sounding, like illness
- gravellyContaining small stones
harsh · rough · husky · crackling · static · distorted · tinny · fuzzy
rough
Uneven in surface
abrasive · bristly · woolly · sandpapery · irritating · chafing · harsh · grating · nubby · raspy
raspy
Rough and grating
gravelly · harsh · rough · husky · crackling · static · distorted · tinny · fuzzy · noise
scrawled
Wrote in messy haste
jagged · uneven · hasty · rough · scribbled · unpolished · untidy · crude · hasty · rushed
sore
Painful or annoyed
inflamed · dry · tickly · raspy · uncomfortable · cough · phlegm · swollen · painful · strep
- Groening ShowsHomer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Maggie Simpson
- from scratchStarting with nothing prepared
- scratch the surfaceExamine only superficially
- scratch thatWithdraw a statement
- chicken scratchIllegible, messy handwriting
- scratch an itchRub to stop tingling
- scratch paperThrowaway sheets for drafting
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