Meanings
- uncountableThe property of feeling scratchy.
The scratchiness of this wool sweater is supposed to wear off, but I don't think it ever will.
1 more example
N’Golo Kanté embodies both sides of this, a player whose early scratchiness was soothed with glorious results in the new 3-4-3 formation, allowed simply to be his best, most wonderfully mobile, diligent, destructive self.
2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in the Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
scratchiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratchiness
“scratchiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratchiness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scratchiness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratchiness.
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