scratchy
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈskrætʃi/
- After sitting on the scratchy carpet for an hour, my knees felt irritated.
- scratchy wool
- a scratchy blanket
- a scratchy feel
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Watch on YouTubeThe thing is generic T-shirts, they're scratchy, they don't feel good.
- The thing is generic T-shirts, they're scratchy, they don't feel good.
- So it's not like scratchy at all, which I like.
- So my dad, first of all, he loved to grow a scratchy beard.
- Really doesn't look like much but it is quite rough and quite scratchy.
- I don't know if I just have a weird texture feel thing for it, but it just seems a little bit scratchy to me.
- So if your man has a beard, you know that it's scratchy to kiss him, and this is not going to fix it, but it helps.
- And then the top is like a super scratchy thin cotton.
- So the one day I went into the office, it was on a Monday and my throat was like kind of scratchy and I was like oh shit like this is kind of not normal.
Examples
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The wool sweater was so scratchy that I couldn’t wear it for long.
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He complained that the scratchy fabric of the blanket made him uncomfortable.
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But looking at it, it's like the skin is so scratchy and rough and gross.
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And then the top is like a super scratchy thin cotton.
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One side is slightly soft and then the other side is really quite scratchy and exfoliating.
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My mother and I always sat right up front, on a scratchy wool blanket.
Fiction book (2000) -
Yes, but these towels are very fancy, and cheaper hotels have scratchy towels.
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I took the scratchy old towel she handed me and wiped my back dry.
Fiction book (1994) -
The sheets feel scratchy.
Synonyms
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1.0
A feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch
6
4.8
Able to wear away surfaces when rubbed
1
7.0
Feels rough and slightly scratchy when you touch it
1
3.7
A surface that feels bumpy or not smooth to the touch
1
4.9
Having a rough surface that feels slightly scratchy
Antonyms
How Abrasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scratchy comes from scratch, meaning 'to scrape', so it describes something that rubs the skin in a small, uncomfortable way. That is why a scratchy fabric or label feels rough and can irritate your skin.