scratchy
adjective
1. causing abrasion
Similar word(s): rough, unsmooth, abrasive
2. easily irritated or annoyed
Similar word(s): cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy
3. lacking consistency
Similar word(s): inconsistent, spotty, uneven
4. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
Similar word(s): cacophonic, cacophonous, grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough
Sentences with scratchy as an adjective:
- The FM station two hundred miles away was receivable, but the audio was too scratchy to positively identify.