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(adj) grating, gravelly, rough, rasping, raspy
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
a gravelly voice
lacking consistency
the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
(adj) fractious, cranky, irritable, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, nettlesome, techy, testy, tetchy
easily irritated or annoyed
an incorrigibly fractious young man; not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
(adj) abrasive
causing abrasion