different between unrefined vs scratchy

English

un- +? refined

unrefined (comparative more unrefined, superlative most unrefined)

scratch +? -y

scratchy (comparative scratchier, superlative scratchiest)

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’.
(chiefly of a sore throat) Annoying, irritating, itchy.
(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.
(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.

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