SCRATCHY

• (adj.) unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

  "a gravelly voice"

  synonyms : grating , gravelly , rasping , raspy , rough

• (adj.) lacking consistency

  "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"

  synonyms : spotty , uneven

• (adj.) easily irritated or annoyed

  "an incorrigibly fractious young man", "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

  synonyms : cranky , fractious , irritable , nettlesome , peckish , peevish , pettish , petulant , techy , testy , tetchy

  She seemed rather peevish and distracted today. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) causing abrasion

  synonyms : abrasive

  I am sorry I damaged your pan.I did not realise that this was an abrasive cleanser. -added by geeta_inlas

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