Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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scratchy | No | Yes | No | No |
rough | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
scratchy (noun) | rough (noun) |
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the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short |
scratchy (adjective) | rough (adjective) |
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unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound | having or caused by an irregular surface |
easily irritated or annoyed | of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped |
lacking consistency | causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements |
causing abrasion | not shaped by cutting or trimming |
ready and able to resort to force or violence | |
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound | |
full of hardship or trials | |
not quite exact or correct | |
violently agitated and turbulent | |
unkind or cruel or uncivil | |
unpleasantly stern | |
not perfected | |
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse | |
not carefully or expertly made |
scratchy (verb) | rough (verb) |
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prepare in preliminary or sketchy form |
scratchy (adverb) | rough (adverb) |
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with rough motion as over a rough surface | |
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') |