scratchy

Other forms of scratchy

comparative

scratchier·

superlative

scratchiest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about scratchy

What does scratchy mean?

scratchy means "causing abrasion". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in scratchy?

scratchy has 2 syllables: scrat-chy. The stress falls on "scrat". In IPA it is /ˈskɹætʃi/.

What is another word for scratchy?

Close synonyms include abrasive, cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scratchy a common word?

scratchy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.