catchingly

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adverb

In a catchy or alluring manner.

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Meanings

adverbcatchingly (comparative more catchingly, superlative most catchingly)

comparative more catchingly · superlative most catchingly

  1. In a catchy or alluring manner.

    […] to uncover for the listener its infectious tunes and rhythms. After a few spirited and catchingly rhythmic introductory measures, in which fragments of two melodies are contained, there comes the song "El Mosco" […]

    1962, Milton Cross, David Ewen, Encyclopedia of the Great Composers and Their Music, page 184

Origin

From catching + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

catchingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchingly

MLA

“catchingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catchingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchingly.

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