adj
Meaning 1
Characterized by scratches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
scratchy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈskɹæt͡ʃi/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ætʃi
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CMU ARPABET: S K R AE1 CH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Irritating; itchy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result of poor or low signal, interference or unfavourable atmospheric conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- The FM station two hundred miles away was receivable, but the audio was too scratchy to positively identify.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from scratch marks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 5
Irritable; tetchy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a gravelly voice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
lacking consistency
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spotty, uneven
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
easily irritated or annoyed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
causing abrasion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: abrasive
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English scratch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English scratchy From scratch + -y.
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