- scratchy (adj.)
[scratchy 词源字典]
- 1710, "affected with 'the scratch,'" a skin disease, from scratch (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "composed of scratches" is from 1827; that of "grating" is from 1866. Of sounds (especially in reproduction) from 1889. Related: Scratchiness.[scratchy etymology, scratchy origin, 英语词源]