From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scratchy
adj 1: causing abrasion [syn: abrasive, scratchy]
2: 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]
3: lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his
putting was spotty" [syn: spotty, uneven, scratchy]
4: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"
[syn: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough,
scratchy]