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catchy

/ˈkæt͡ʃi/ adjective B2
  1. Instantly appealing and memorable. · Eric wrote a catchy tune to play on his acoustic guitar while Alyssa plays the drums.· This hook is so catchy that I can't stop listening to it!
  2. Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling. (dated, figuratively) · a catchy question
  3. Consisting of, or occurring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable. (dated) · a catchy wind· Encyc. of Sport It [the fox's scent] is […] flighty or catchy, if variable.
  4. Contagious; catching.

Comparative catchier · Superlative catchiest

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.