Scratchily

But, although that scene is still painful to watch, Bond's skill lies in showing how violence permeates domestic life: Pam and Len gradually turn into a scratchily abusive couple who seem destined to become like Pam's parents who use ostentatious silence as a form of marital revenge. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It is the kind of memory that is burnished on the brain and he began scratchily, as if the years between those fixtures had not taken place. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Before that, your ancestors were scratchily transcribed entries in leather-bound ledgers. ❋ FIDO The Dog (2009)

Worse, the apparently universal belief is that it is better to be scratchily out of sorts, or actually engaged in bitter hostilities, in some physical company at christmas, *irrespective of whether one has positively chosen or been chosen by that company* than either alone, or in chosen virtual company. ❋ Elizabeth McClung (2009)

Hindustani classical music blared out scratchily over makeshift speakers Uncle Mayur had set up in the garden. ❋ Richard C. Morais (2008)

I liked dive bars with old jukeboxes that scratchily played Sinatra and “Dock of the Bay.” ❋ Written (2006)

The links of his mail were rusty, and rustled scratchily about him. ❋ Unknown (2004)

'What do all these figures mean?' she asked, scratchily pointing to the card. ❋ Francis, Dick (1997)

But the voice of Zhukov came through quite clearly, though a bit scratchily. ❋ Lisa, Leonore (1982)

Jenkins, when directly asked, said scratchily that Pitts had laryngitis, which was disgraceful as it put the whole Maths department's timetable out of order. ❋ Francis, Dick, 1920- (1981)

When I joined him he was already busy in the small side-room that with its dim cream walls and scratchily polished floor had an air of being everyone's poor relation. ❋ Francis, Dick, 1920- (1981)

Certainly he went down to the post moving no more scratchily than the others, and he lined up in the stalls and bounded out of them with no trouble. ❋ Francis, Dick (1972)