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.
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Telltale warning signs of a cold usually include sneezing, runny nose, congestion, and scratchy throat.
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Sarah Bradley, Health, 6 Oct. 2024
But Frank was more the scratchy handwriting type, prone to splotch—not one to weep, let alone for long.
—Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Unlike the scratchy wool of your grandma sweater, this fabric is soft and smooth, and feels light and breezy next to the skin.
—Kristine Thomason, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Wen: Common symptoms include runny or stuffy nose, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, watery eyes, scratchy throat, and itching and burning in the nose, mouth and eyes.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Bradley, Health, 6 Oct. 2024
But Frank was more the scratchy handwriting type, prone to splotch—not one to weep, let alone for long.
—Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Unlike the scratchy wool of your grandma sweater, this fabric is soft and smooth, and feels light and breezy next to the skin.
—Kristine Thomason, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Wen: Common symptoms include runny or stuffy nose, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, watery eyes, scratchy throat, and itching and burning in the nose, mouth and eyes.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Scratchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scratchy. Accessed 1 Dec. 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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