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scratchiness

scratchiness noun: the property of feeling scratchy.

Noun

scratchiness (uncountable)

  1. The property of feeling scratchy.
    • The scratchiness of this wool sweater is supposed to wear off, but I don't think it ever will.
    • 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

Origin of scratchiness

From scratchy + -ness.

Questions about scratchiness

What does scratchiness mean?
Scratchiness means the property of feeling scratchy.
What part of speech is scratchiness?
Scratchiness is a noun.

Words near scratchiness in the dictionary

  1. scratchier
  2. scratchies
  3. scratchiest
  4. scratchily
  5. scratchin'
  6. scratchiness
  7. scratching
  8. scratching a living
  9. scratching an itch
  10. scratching below the surface
  11. scratching beneath the surface

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