SCRATCHY
scratchy
Adjective
- Characterized by scratches; itchy; irritating.
- annoying, irritating
- (of an analogue radio transmission) noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result of poor or low signal, interference or unfavourable atmospheric conditions
- The FM station two hundred miles away was receivable, but the audio was too scratchy to positively identify.
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