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scratchsome

scratchsome adjective: characterised or marked by scratching or scratchiness.

Adjective

scratchsome (comparative more scratchsome, superlative most scratchsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by scratching or scratchiness
    • “[...] Universal vet care!” The Reverend Justly Scratchsome spoke, “Everybody should have that. [...]”2008, Douglas Kendall, America's Reigning Cats and Dogs!
    • “This bottling-up will be scratchsome, no doubt of that. [...]”2011, Philip Jose Farmer, Gods of Riverworld

Forms of scratchsome

comparativemore scratchsome
superlativemost scratchsome

Origin of scratchsome

From scratch + -some.

Questions about scratchsome

What does scratchsome mean?
Scratchsome means characterised or marked by scratching or scratchiness.
What part of speech is scratchsome?
Scratchsome is an adjective.

Words near scratchsome in the dictionary

  1. scratchpads
  2. scratchpaper
  3. scratchplate
  4. scratchplates
  5. scratchproof
  6. scratchsome
  7. scratcht
  8. scratchweed
  9. scratchweeds
  10. scratchwork
  11. scratchy

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