scratchy

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adjective

1. causing abrasion (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
abrasive
• Similar to:
rough, unsmooth
• Derivationally related forms:
scratchiness, scratch, abrasive (for: abrasive), abrade (for: abrasive), abrasiveness (for: abrasive)
2. easily irritated or annoyed
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
• Syn:
cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish,
peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy
• Similar to:
ill-natured
• Derivationally related forms:
tetchiness (for: tetchy), testiness (for: testy), petulance (for: petulant), pettishness (for: pettish), peevishness (for: peevish), irritability (for: irritable), fractiousness (for: fractious), crank (for: cranky), crankiness (for: cranky)
3. lacking consistency
- the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
• Syn:
spotty, uneven
• Similar to:
inconsistent
• Derivationally related forms:
unevenness (for: uneven)
4. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- a gravelly voice
• Syn:
grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough
• Similar to:
cacophonous, cacophonic
• Derivationally related forms:
scratch, roughness (for: rough), rasp (for: raspy)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, spotty, uneven, abrasive