'Scratchy' definitions:

Causing abrasion [syn: abrasive, scratchy]

Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy]

Lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty" [syn: spotty, uneven, scratchy]

Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" [syn: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy]