1. scratchy(s = adj.all) abrasive - causing abrasion;
Derived forms noun scratch1, noun scratchiness1
2. scratchy(s = adj.all) cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
3. scratchy(s = adj.all) spotty, uneven - lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"
4. scratchy(s = adj.all) grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough - unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"
Derived form noun scratch7
Characterized by scratches. [1913 Webster]
scratchy, adj. (scratchier, scratchiest)
1 tending to make scratches or a scratching noise.
2 (esp. of a garment) tending to cause itchiness.
3 (of a drawing etc.) done in scratches or carelessly.
Derivative:
scratchily adv. scratchiness n.