catchingly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

catching +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

catchingly (comparative more catchingly, superlative most catchingly)

  1. In a catchy or alluring manner.
    • 1962, Milton Cross, David Ewen, Encyclopedia of the Great Composers and Their Music, page 184:
      [] 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" []

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