scratchy

/skɹˈætʃi/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. causing abrasion
2. easily irritated or annoyed
   “an incorrigibly fractious young man”
3. lacking consistency
   “the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty”
4. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
   “a gravelly voice”

Synonyms for scratchy

• abrasive
• rough
• cranky
• fractious
• irritable
• nettlesome
• peevish
• peckish
• pettish
• petulant
• testy
• tetchy
• techy
• ill-natured
• spotty
• uneven
• inconsistent
• grating
• gravelly
• rasping
• raspy
• cacophonous

Words that rhyme with scratchy

• apache
• patchy
• achey
• hachey
• mcclatchey
• mcclatchy
• mcklatchy
• sachi
• wenatchee
• wonksahachee