catchy

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. having concealed difficulty“a catchy question”“a tricky recipe to follow”Synonyms: tricky
  2. likely to attract attention“a catchy title for a movie”Synonyms: attention-getting
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Catchy \Catch"y\, a.

1.Apt or tending to catch the fancy or attention; catching; taking; as, catchy music. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2.Tending to catch or insnare; entangling; -- usually used fig.; as, a catchy question. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3.Consisting of, or occuring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable; as, a catchy wind. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

It [the fox's scent] is . . . flighty or catchy, if variable.— Encyc. of Sport.[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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