单词 | scratchy |
释义 | scratchy (once / 20846 pages) adj WORD FAMILY scratchy: scratchily, scratchiness+/scratch: scratched, scratcher, scratches, scratchy/scratcher: scratchers USAGE EXAMPLES“My Scrooge is not that. He’s scratchy. It’s annoying and grating, but it evolves from there.” Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Mr. Feinstein specializes in unearthing rare obscurities and his surprise treat on Tuesday was a scratchy home recording of Garland singing “I’ll Be Seeing You.” New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) “My eyes were burning, and our throats were getting scratchy,” she said. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) 1adj lacking consistency Syn spotty, uneven inconsistent displaying a lack of consistency 2adj unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound Syn grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough cacophonic, cacophonous having an unpleasant sound 3adj causing abrasion Syn abrasive rough, unsmooth having or caused by an irregular surface 4adj easily irritated or annoyed Syn cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy ill-natured having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
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