<adj.all> an incorrigibly fractious young man not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
lacking consistency
<adj.all> the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
<adj.all> a gravelly voice
Scratchy \Scratch"y\, a. Characterized by scratches.
Designers there haven't any intention of flooding the U.S. with Siberia-made, scratchy woolen socks or a line of apres-bowling wear.
The Cards' winning runs Tuesday came on a scratchy ground-ball double by Vince Coleman in the seventh to erase a 1-0 Twins lead.
And the high, scratchy vocals from the stud-lead singers over it all.
"The producers always want us in uniform, and Melanie and I are always begging not to wear those scratchy things," Arthur said. "On the last show we did we said we wanted to wear our pretty dresses.
But the price is attractive, generally the equivalent of $1 or less for two nights' rental, and a censored, scratchy Batman or Indiana Jones remains a blockbuster.
He denied that mounting public criticism of the phone company's service as scratchy and unreliable prompted his departure.