Synonyms: grating, gravelly, rough, scratchy, rasping, raspy
Definition: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
Usage: a gravelly voice
Similar words: cacophonic, cacophonous
Definition: having an unpleasant sound
Usage: as cacophonous as a henyard- John McCarten
Synonyms: uneven, scratchy, spotty
Definition: lacking consistency
Usage: the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
Similar words: inconsistent
Definition: displaying a lack of consistency
Usage: inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time; inconsistent with the roadmap
Synonyms: fractious, cranky, scratchy, irritable, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, nettlesome, techy, testy, tetchy
Definition: easily irritated or annoyed
Usage: an incorrigibly fractious young man; not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
Similar words: ill-natured
Definition: having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
Definition: causing abrasion
Similar words: unsmooth, rough
Definition: having or caused by an irregular surface
Usage: trees with rough bark; rough ground; rough skin; rough blankets; his unsmooth face