- scratchy⇄adv. scratchily.
- scratchy⇄noun scratchiness.
- scratchy⇄scratchy, adjective, scratchier,scratchiest.
1. that scratches, scrapes, or grates.
Ex. a scratchy pen.
2. consisting of mere scratches.
Ex. scratchy writing. A child's first drawings are scratchy.
3. scanty; straggling.