adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Marked by or consisting of scratches: scratchy handwriting.
2. Making a harsh scratching noise: a scratchy voice; a scratchy record.
3. Harsh and irritating: a scratchy fabric.
4. Irregular; uneven: played a scratchy stroke.

scratchily scratch'i·ly adv.
scratchiness scratch'i·ness n.

adjective

Disagreeable to the sense of hearing: dry, grating, harsh, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raspy, raucous, rough, squawky, strident. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: causing abrasion
  Synonym: abrasive

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som kradser, skrattende, skødesløst nedkradset, jasket, ujævn, sammenskrabet

Nederlands (Dutch)
slordig, bekrast, kriebelig, krassend

Français (French)
adj. - rêche

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kratzig, kritzlig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γρατσουνισμένος, στριγκός, που φέρνει φαγούρα, προχειροκαμωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
graffiato, scarabocchiato, stridente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - malfeito, rugoso, irregular

Русский (Russian)
наспех выполненный, скрипучий, царапающий, вызывающий зуд, злая, злобная (о женщине)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - que pica, rayado, arañado, chirriante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - krafsig, klottrig, raspig, rivig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
潦草的, 凑合的, 刺耳的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 潦草的, 湊合的, 刺耳的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 휘갈겨 쓴, (펜 따위가) 긁히는, 적은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ひっかかる, よくひっかく, 走り書きの, 寄せ集めの, チクチクする, がりがりいう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منجز بعجله أو أهمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מקושקש, משורבט, צורמני, חורק, מגרד, מעקצץ, דוקרני‬

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