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
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 on the Web
Just like drinking tea or eating soup, water soothes a dry, scratchy throat.22
When To Consult a Healthcare Provider
An acute cough typically goes away on its own within three weeks.
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Jessica Migala, Health, 19 June 2024
Monitoring his scratchy radio, Viktor will try to move as little as possible in a trench less than 800 meters from where Russian soldiers are massed.
—Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
When your call drops or a text doesn't get through or the line gets a little scratchy, that's a kind of glitch that could be fatal if the information that must be transmitted is your exact location in relation to a 2-ton pickup truck.
—Michael Frank, Ars Technica, 8 May 2024
Whenever the announcer said to stand by for the latest from May and Mike Nichols, everyone quietly fixated on the scratchy 780 AM frequency for the upcoming dialogue.
—Washington Post, 14 June 2024
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Jessica Migala, Health, 19 June 2024
Monitoring his scratchy radio, Viktor will try to move as little as possible in a trench less than 800 meters from where Russian soldiers are massed.
—Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
When your call drops or a text doesn't get through or the line gets a little scratchy, that's a kind of glitch that could be fatal if the information that must be transmitted is your exact location in relation to a 2-ton pickup truck.
—Michael Frank, Ars Technica, 8 May 2024
Whenever the announcer said to stand by for the latest from May and Mike Nichols, everyone quietly fixated on the scratchy 780 AM frequency for the upcoming dialogue.
—Washington Post, 14 June 2024
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“Scratchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scratchy. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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scratchy
adjective
scratchier; scratchiest
1
: likely to scratch or make sore or raw : prickly
scratchy woolens
2
: making a scratching noise
3
: marked or made with scratches
a scratchy surface
scratchy handwriting
4
: uneven in quality : ragged
played a scratchy game of golf
5
: somewhat sore
a scratchy throat
scratchiness
noun
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