When he held the box close to the lanthorn, words rudely scratched on the enamel, as if with the point of a pin, became visible; visible, but not immediately legible, so scratchy were the letters and imperfectly formed the strokes.
"The Castle Inn"
Stanley John Weyman
I foresee that very shortly I shall descend again to a pencil, or write my letters with the aid of scratchy pens and fat, respectable ink-pots in the stuffy music-room.
"Olivia in India"
O. Douglas
Slipped in between its leaves were two letters, written in a cramped, scratchy hand and rather irregular in spelling.
"Not Pretty, But Precious"
John Hay, et al.