scrapy

English

Etymology

From scrape +‎ -y.

Adjective

scrapy (comparative more scrapy, superlative most scrapy)

1. Characteristic of a scraping sound or motion.
   • 1939, J. W. Ward, Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If:

     Frequent thirst, with a scrapy dryness in the throat, as if after making a night of it.