| Main Entry: | scratchy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | harsh |
Synonyms: |
acrid, asperous, astringent, bitter, bleak, cacophonous, caterwauling, clashing, coarse, cracked, craggy, creaking, croaking, disagreeing, discordant, dissonant, disturbing, dry, earsplitting, flat*, glaring, grating, grim, guttural, hard, hoarse, incompatible, jagged, jangling, jarring, noisy, not smooth, off-key, out-of-key, out-of-tune, rasping, raspy, raucous, rigid, rough, rugged, rusty, screeching, severe, sharp, sour*, squawky, strident, stridulous, tuneless, uneven, unlevel, unmelodious, unmusical, unrelenting |
| Main Entry: | abrasive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | scraping or wearing |
Synonyms: |
cutting, erosive, grinding, polishing, rough, scratching, scratchy, scuffing, sharpening, smoothing |
Antonyms: |
smooth, soft |
| Main Entry: | gritty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | granular |
Synonyms: |
abrasive, branlike, calculous, crumbly, dusty, friable, grainy, gravelly, in particles, loose, lumpy, permeable, porous, powdery, pulverant, rasping, rough, sabulous, sandy, scratchy |
Antonyms: |
fine, smooth |
| Main Entry: | raspy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rough |
Synonyms: |
cracked, croaky, dry, grating, gravelly, gruff, harsh, hoarse, husky, scratchy, thick, throaty |
| Main Entry: | scratching |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | grating |
Synonyms: |
abrading, abrasive, attritive, erosive, rasping, raspy, rough, scarifying, scratchy |
| Main Entry: | croaking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hoarse |
Synonyms: |
croaky, gruff, guttural, husky, rasping, scratchy, throaty |
| Main Entry: | croaky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hoarse |
Synonyms: |
croaking, gruff, guttural, husky, raspy, scratchy, throaty |
| Main Entry: | squawky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | harsh |
Synonyms: |
acrid, asperous, astringent, bitter, bleak, cacophonous, caterwauling, clashing, coarse, cracked, craggy, creaking, croaking, disagreeing, discordant, dissonant, disturbing, dry, earsplitting, flat*, glaring, grating, grim, guttural, hard, hoarse, incompatible, jagged, jangling, jarring, noisy, not smooth, off-key, out-of-key, out-of-tune, rasping, raspy, raucous, rigid, rough, rugged, rusty, scratchy, screeching, severe, sharp, sour*, strident, stridulous, tuneless, uneven, unlevel, unmelodious, unmusical, unrelenting |