scratchy

Adjective Satellite

• causing abrasion
• easily irritated or annoyed
• lacking consistency
• unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

Adj

• Characterized by scratches.
• Irritating; itchy.
• Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result of poor or low signal, interference or unfavourable atmospheric conditions.
• Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from scratch marks.
• Irritable; tetchy.

Adjective

• Causing or marked by scratching; having a rough texture.

Examples

• The FM station two hundred miles away was receivable, but the audio was too scratchy to positively identify.
• The SCRATCHY sound of the letter tiles being mixed always signaled the start of a new game.

Synonyms

abrasive, cranky, fractious, grating, gravelly, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, rasping, raspy, rough, spotty, techy, testy, tetchy, uneven

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