Scratchy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈskrætʃɪ|  American pronunciation of the word scratchy
Brit.  |ˈskrætʃɪ|  British pronunciation of the word scratchy

adjective

- causing abrasion (syn: abrasive)
- easily irritated or annoyed (syn: cranky, fractious, irritable, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy)
- lacking consistency (syn: spotty, uneven)
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound (syn: grating, gravelly, rasping, rough)

Extra examples

The costume is made from scratchy material.

He is sick with a scratchy throat.

It was a scratchy old recording of some folk songs.

This record sounds scratchy

Word forms

adjective
comparative: scratchier
superlative: scratchiest
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