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Meanings of scratchiness in English

The roughness of a substance that causes abrasions.

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        Examples for "harshness"
        Examples for "harshness"
        1
        And Edward Newbury in particular was thought to have behaved with harshness.
        The Coryston Family / A Novel
        2
        To judge by the harshness displayed, there was the personal factor, too.
        Greece and the Allies, 1914-1922
        3
        The harshness of the climate did not give husbandry the same chances.
        The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
        4
        There is no harshness in the vast hotels which I have recommended.
        Yet Again
        5
        There was a note of harshness in the voice that answered him.
        The Snare
        1
        Abramson has long had a reputation for abrasiveness in her dealings with colleagues.
        The Guardian
        2
        Soothing the scrapes caused by Barrett's abrasiveness was probably something she did fairly often.
        Acts of faith
        3
        When they teamed up with Warhol, their abrasiveness was amplified into an all-out assault.
        The Guardian
        4
        And if he lacked White Haven's brilliance, he also lacked the earl's occasional abrasiveness.
        Ashes Of Victory
        5
        Against the backs of his eyeballs, red lights spun with the abrasiveness of razor-blade pinwheels.
        Dark rivers of the heart
        Usage of scratchiness in English
        1
        The softness of Lucas's undercoat upon his fingertips, the scratchiness of the wool blanket.
        A fierce radiance: a novel
        2
        Beyond the scratchiness and personal issues, we seem to have powered through the worst.
        The South African
        3
        But she remembered little of his face-onlya scratchiness, from when she'd rubbed her cheek against his.
        Dreadnought
        4
        Facebook Twitter Pinterest The screen filter applies lens glare and physical scratchiness to the display, helping further cement the VHS vibe.
        The Guardian
        5
        Touched by the fellow's concern, he leaned his cheek against the horse's forehead, savoring the coarse scratchiness of the animal's forelock.
        Gingham bride
        6
        For her, the symptoms had started with just a little scratchiness around her eyelids no worse than seasonal allergies back at home.
        Cibola Burn
        7
        Everything irritated him, from the scratchiness of the diapers to the innocent laughter of his daughters in the garden, but more than anything, Maurice.
        Island beneath the sea
        8
        "How are things going in there?" Chloe croaks, surprised by the scratchiness of her voice.
        Chosen: a novel
        9
        "If you only could see Mrs. Lamb, who used to be the very moral of a kitten, scratchiness and all!"
        Modern Broods; Or, Developments Unlooked For
        10
        "You would be well off a prisoner of war, then." Scratchiness filled Javier's tone, making him sound as rough as Belinda felt.
        The pretender's crown
        Scratchiness through the time