sandpapery

adjective

Definition of sandpaperynext
as in scratchy

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  1. scratchy
  2. scraggly
  3. harsh
  4. nubby
Adjective
  • Crawling into a bed with uncomfortable, scratchy sheets is far from ideal.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Want scratchy drum line and lush-ed-out orchestral swoon?
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of scratchy
Adjective
  • A lot of people hate him, but at least one person at Arkham, an inmate named Lee Quinzel (Lady Gaga), with two-tone platinum hair and a gaze of scraggly desperation, adores him.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
  • This kid gorilla leads Kong to a tribe of scraggly hostile apes who are living in a slave society presided over by the Skar King, an evil ape with blotchy red hair who’s as tall as Kong and wields a skeletal bone whip that looks like it was fashioned out of the spine of a sea serpent.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
Definition of scraggly
Adjective
  • The cast and crew weathered extremely harsh conditions in the New Mexico mountains for 13 months to film this six-episode limited series, which premieres on January 9.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • However, imposing harsher penalties for repeat offenders was what drove support for Proposition 36.
    Koko Nakajima, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of harsh
Adjective
  • Microfiber absorbs four times more moisture than cotton and the nubby texture grabs and holds onto soil until it is washed away.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Its nubby texture and vibration settings feel great after a long day of standing, walking, and generally running around.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of nubby
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sandpapery

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