catchy.
Instantly appealing and memorable.
Meaning & usage
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!
Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling.
a catchy question
Consisting of, or occurring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable.
a catchy wind
Contagious; catching.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Indo-European *kaptós Proto-Italic *kaptos Latin captus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -io Vulgar Latin *captiāre Old French chacierbor. Anglo-Norman cachierbor. Middle English cacchen English catch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English catchy From catch + -y.
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