Definition of scratchy
scratchier
;scratchiest
1 : marked or made with scratches scratchy drawing scratchy handwriting
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
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Examples of scratchy in a Sentence
listening to scratchy old records
The costume is made from scratchy material.
He is sick with a scratchy throat.
Recent Examples of scratchy from the Web
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The opera unfolded like a dream against a bare set consisting of hanging scrims, subtle lighting and a single tree, The music began with a static sound, like an old, scratchy record, adding a timeless quality.
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Symptoms may include coughing, watery and itchy eyes, scratchy throat and difficulty breathing.
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There was a time when a travel pillow meant an inflatable donut sheathed in scratchy plastic.
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Deputy Mayor Jerry Nankervis was on a scratchy phone connection and did not respond to the roll call to vote.
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Hooks don’t exactly roll off Scarborough or his band, whose evident skills never coalesce into a sound, and the best part of his pleasant voice is a scratchy lower register.
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NPR stations sound scratchy along these country roads.
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MINNEAPOLIS — There was an audible exhale from Scott Hunter that could be heard through the scratchy connection of a conference call.
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To be fair, there is one melodious gag, which pops up when Daniels and her comrades are trying to decipher the transmission, scratchy with static, that was received out of nowhere.
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First Known Use of scratchy
1827
SCRATCHY Defined for English Language Learners
scratchy
playDefinition of scratchy for English Language Learners
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: having a rough sound : having a sound like the sound made when something sharp or rough rubs against a surface or object
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: rough and irritating to the skin : likely to make you itch
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: swollen and sore
SCRATCHY Defined for Kids
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