different between scratchy vs cracked

English

Etymology

scratch +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sk?æt?i/

  Rhymes: -æt?i

Adjective

scratchy (comparative scratchier, superlative scratchiest)

1. Characterized by scratches.

   • An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.

2. (chiefly of a sore 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. (of a phonograph record) Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from scratch marks.
   • 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things

     Once he almost fell asleep, and then the little record player started up in his mother and father's bedroom. Mom was playing her scratchy Elvis 45s again.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?ækt/

Adjective

cracked (comparative more cracked, superlative most cracked)

1. Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.

   Synonym: crazed

2. Broken into coarse pieces.
3. (of a voice) Harsh or dissonant.

   Synonyms: discordant, dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, raspy, rough

4. (slang) Crazy; crackpot.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:insane

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Translations

Verb

cracked

1. simple past tense and past participle of crack