catchy

Definitions

1. 1.Tending to catch or insnare; entangling; -- usually used fig.; as, a catchy question.
2. 2.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is tending to catch or insnare; entangling; -- usually used fig.; as, a catchy question called?
• What is 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 called?