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UK
/kˈætʃi/
]
[ US /ˈkæˌtʃi/ ]
[ US /ˈkæˌtʃi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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likely to attract attention
a catchy title for a movie -
having concealed difficulty
a tricky recipe to follow
a catchy question
How To Use catchy In A Sentence
- There are some sharp lines and a couple of catchy songs but there's also a lot of turgid stuff. Times, Sunday Times
- The man was never as much of a sucker for a hook as Elton John was, but throughout 'The Soul Cages', Sting defiantly resists hummability as if a mere catchy pop chorus were too frivolous for such weighty content. The Soul Cages
- It is up to you to decide whether sparkling stop-motion animation, catchy music, and a hearty dose of dry British humor is enough to overcome an uninvolving allegorical plot.
- Earlier albums were often melodic yet somehow not catchy, but focused songwriting here makes the riffs memorably hooky.
- Indie songs are a combination of catchy riffs, guitar solos and lyrics. Times, Sunday Times
- Its catchy jingle goes "Stop! Bad Food Britain
- Today, pop music lovers everywhere understand the title lyrics and know the song’s catchy melody by heart. The English Is Coming!
- But where lawmakers once inserted an occasional in-joke, nowadays they obsess over "the most catchy, popular, emotional title they can come up with," sa ys Rep. John Duncan Jr. Congress Finds, in Passing Bills, That Names Can Never Hurt You
- It's almost a kind of compositional sleight-of-hand, as Sting uses catchy melodies and pop-savvy arrangements to distract our attention away from just how crafty these songs are. Ten Summoner's Tales
- There's something that's simultaneously catchy and ungraspable about the whole thing, which just might explain its appeal.