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English Dictionary: catchy by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
catchy
adj
  1. having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"
    Synonym(s): catchy, tricky
  2. likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie"
    Synonym(s): attention-getting, 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.
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