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scratchy(dictionary)

perturb (iou) and scratchy (iou)


perturb (iou)



perturb verb trans. LME.
[Old French pertourber from Latin perturbare, formed as PER-1 + turbare disturb, confuse.]
1. Disturb greatly (physically or mentally); cause disorder or irregularity in; unsettle, disquiet; agitate, throw into confusion. LME.
2. Subject (a system, a moving object, a process) to an influence tending to alter the normal or regular state or path; Physics subject (a set of equations or its solution) to a perturbation. L19.
perturbable adjective E19.
perturbance noun great disturbance, perturbation LME-E18.
perturbancy noun (rare) perturbation M17.
perturbant noun (rare) a perturbing agent; Physics a perturber: L19.
perturbed adjective (a) disquieted, agitated, restless; confused, deranged; (b) Physics subjected to a perturbation; (earlier in UNPERTURBED): E16.
perturbedly adverb M19.
perturber noun (a) a disturber, a troubler; (b) Physics a particle which interacts with a radiating atom or ion, affecting the wavelength of the emitted radiation: LME.
perturbingly adverb so as to perturb M20.

scratchy (iou)



scratchy adjective. E18.
[from SCRATCH noun1 + -Y1.]
Of a horse: affected with the scratches. E18-E19.
Of a drawing etc.: composed of scratches as opp. to bold, firm lines; done carelessly. E19.
a. Tending to make scratches or a scratching noise. Also, (esp. of a garment) tending to cause itchiness; demanding relief (as if) by scratching, itchy. M19.
b. (Of a sound) rough, grating; (of a sound recording) characterized by scratch (SCRATCH noun1 7b). L19.
c. fig. Bad-tempered, peevish, irritable. E20.
Sport. Of action or performance: ill-sustained, uneven, ragged. L19.
scratchily adverb E20.