1. (

• abrasive ,
• scratchy

) causing abrasion ;

2. (

• cranky ,
• fractious ,
• irritable ,
• nettlesome ,
• peevish ,
• peckish ,
• pettish ,
• petulant ,
• scratchy ,
• testy ,
• tetchy ,
• techy

) easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" ;

3. (

• spotty ,
• uneven ,
• scratchy

) lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty" ;

4. (

• grating ,
• gravelly ,
• rasping ,
• raspy ,
• rough ,
• scratchy

) unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" ;