What is the meaning of scratchy?

Causing abrasion.
- synonyms: abrasive
Easily irritated or annoyed.
- usage: "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
- synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy
Lacking consistency.
- usage: "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"
- synonyms: spotty, uneven
Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound.
- usage: "a gravelly voice"
- synonyms: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough

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