scratchiness
English
Etymology
scratchy + -ness
Noun
scratchiness (uncountable)
- The property of feeling scratchy.
- The scratchiness of this wool sweater is supposed to wear off, but I don't think it ever will.
- 2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in the Guardian:
- 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.