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CATCHY
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Irregular inflected forms: catchier , catchiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Likely to attract attention
Example:
a catchy title for a movie
Synonyms:
attention-getting; catchy
Classified under:
Similar:
appealing (able to attract interest or draw favorable attention)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having concealed difficulty
Example:
a tricky recipe to follow
Synonyms:
catchy; tricky
Classified under:
Similar:
difficult; hard (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure)
Derivation:
catch (a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident)
