scratchy

About 0.28 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Characterized by scratches.
2. adjective Irritating; itchy.
3. adjective Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result of poor or low signal, interference or unfavourable atmospheric conditions.

   The FM station two hundred miles away was receivable, but the audio was too scratchy to positively identify.

4. adjective Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from scratch marks.
5. adjective Irritable; tetchy.

Similar words

abrasive rough unsmooth scratchsome scrabbly scratchlike notchy scuffed itchy scurfy

Often followed by

and voice throat sound wool wilson old with as

Word family

scratchier scratchiest scratchily scratchiness scratchinesses