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What is the adjective for scratched?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb scratch which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

scratch
  1. For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
  2. Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
  3. (computing) Relating to a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
  4. (sports) (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “A scratch company of two innocuous youths and a pacified veteran was therefore what now offered itself to Mrs. Stringham.”
scratchy
  1. Characterized by scratches.
  2. (throat) Annoying, irritating, itchy.
  3. (informal, 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.
  4. (phonograph) Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from scratch marks.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “The singer's scratchy voice added a unique and raspy texture to the song.”
      “The scratchy path was treacherous to walk on as it was covered in thistles, brambles, and thorns.”
      “After rolling around in the grass, my legs felt scratchy and itchy.”
scratchsome
  1. Characterised or marked by scratching or scratchiness
scratchless
  1. Without a scratch; unscathed, spotless.
scratchproof
  1. Resistant to being scratched.
  2. Examples:
    1. “So there are plastic lenses, the unbreakable scratchproof gizmos.”
      “Compact and powerful, the Stabex HF LED torchlight is protected by an IP65 chemical-resistant enclosure and a mineral glass, scratchproof lens.”
      “This goes well with the stable, double-domed sapphire glass with scratchproof anti-reflective coating.”
scratchlike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Her parents claimed that the scratchlike marks on her skin were caused by poltergeist attacks.”
scratched
scratchable
  1. Capable of being scratched.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Diamonds are not scratchable, being one of the hardest substances known.”
scratchier
  1. comparative form of scratchy: more scratchy
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “For the scrubbing, he will use what looks like an oven glove but is far scratchier.”
      “Other England batsmen still have work to do, including the even scratchier Kevin Pietersen.”
      “He later reported that Sunday River, about an hour away in Maine, had plenty of trails open, but scratchier conditions.”
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