scratchy
English
/ˈskɹætʃi/
adj
Definitions
- Characterized by scratches.
- (chiefly) Annoying, irritating, itchy.
- (informal) Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result of poor or low signal, interference or unfavourable atmospheric conditions.
- (of a phonograph record) Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from scratch marks.
Etymology
Suffix from English scratch.
Origin
English
scratch
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backscratch English
- bescratch English
- catscratch English
- microscratch English
- nanoscratch English
- scratch English
- scratch by English
- scratch print English
- scratch-proof English
- scratchability English
- scratchable English
- scratchback English
- scratchband English
- scratchboard English
- scratchbrush English
- scratcher English
- scratches English
- scratchest English
- scratcheth English
- scratchgrass English
- scratchie English
- scratchily English
- scratchiness English
- scratchless English
- scratchlike English
- scratchmark English
- scratchpad English
- scratchplate English
- scratchproof English
- scratchsome English
- scratchweed English
- scratchwork English
- skrätsätä Finnish
- scratch Italian
- scratch French
- scratch Spanish, Castilian
- scracchen Middle English
- eskrats Cebuano
- scratch
- scratcher
- bescratch
- scratchie
- scratches
- scratchest
- catscratch
- scratchpad
- scratcheth
- scratchily
- scratch by
- scratchband
- scratchable
- scratchsome
- scratchweed
- scratchwork
- scratchless
- scratchlike
- scratchmark
- scratchback
- nanoscratch
- backscratch
- scratchiness
- scratchboard
- scratchproof
- microscratch
- scratchplate
- scratchgrass
- scratchbrush
- scratch-proof
- scratch print
- scratchability