(especially of a fabric or garment) having a rough, uncomfortable texture and tending to cause itching or discomfort:a cardigan in a scratchy woola scratchy red blanket
(of a voice or sound) rough; grating:she dropped her voice to a scratchy whisper
(of a record) making a crackling or rough sound because of scratches on the surface:loudspeakers blaring a scratchy record
(of writing or a drawing) done with quick and jagged strokes:a scratchy ink sketch of a man on horseback
bad-tempered or irritable:she was a little abrupt and scratchy
