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scratchy

adjective

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
CR
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈskɹætʃi

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

    “a gravelly voice”

adjective

  1. lacking consistency

    “the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty”

adjective

  1. easily irritated or annoyed

    “an incorrigibly fractious young man”

adjective

  1. causing abrasion

In context

Example Sentences

a gravelly voice
the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
an incorrigibly fractious young man
not the least nettlesome of his countrymen

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