<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>causing or liable to cause a slight grating noise: a scratchy record.</li><li>consisting of or marked by scratches: a scratchy drawing.</li><li>uneven; haphazard: He plays a scratchy game.</li><li>causing itching or other minor irritation of the skin: a scratchy woolen sweater.</li><li>causing or liable to cause a scratch or scratches: scratchy bushes.</li><li>chiefly British Slang: peevish; spiteful.</li></ul>