Hypertext Webster Gateway: "catchy"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Catchy \Catch"y\, a.
1. Apt or tending to catch the fancy or attention; catching;
taking; as, catchy music.

2. Tending to catch or insnare; entangling; -- usually used
fig.; as, a catchy question.

3. Consisting of, or occuring in, disconnected parts or
snatches; changeable; as, a catchy wind.

It [the fox's scent] is . . . flighty or catchy, if
variable. --Encyc. of
Sport.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

catchy
adj 1: having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky
recipe to follow" [syn: {tricky}]
2: likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie"
[syn: {attention-getting}]


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