"scratchy" in the adjective sense
1. abrasive, scratchy
causing abrasion
2. cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy
easily irritated or annoyed
"an incorrigibly fractious young man"
"not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
3. spotty, uneven, scratchy
lacking consistency
"the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"
4. grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
"a gravelly voice"
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