Scratchy
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in The Sun Cryptic.
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Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Sunday, 4 Apr 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - Friday, 16 Oct 2020
Crossword Answers
5 letters
TECHY
Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
TESTY
Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
RASPY
Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"
ROUGH
Of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
ITCHY
Nervous and unable to relax; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "a restless child"
6 letters
HOARSE
Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson
COARSE
Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"
TETCHY
Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
SPOTTY
Lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"
UNEVEN
Not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"
CRANKY
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
7 letters
PECKISH
Somewhat hungry
PEEVISH
Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
PETTISH
Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
GRATING
Optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
RASPING
Uttering in an irritated tone
8 letters
GRAVELLY
Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"
ABRASIVE
Sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
PETULANT
Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
9 letters
FRACTIOUS
Unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"
IRRITABLE
Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
10 letters
NETTLESOME
Causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"