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