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catchingly

catchingly adverb: in a catchy or alluring manner.

Adverb

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

Forms of catchingly

comparativemore catchingly
superlativemost catchingly

Origin of catchingly

From catching + -ly.

Questions about catchingly

What does catchingly mean?
Catchingly means in a catchy or alluring manner.
What part of speech is catchingly?
Catchingly is an adverb.

Words near catchingly in the dictionary

  1. catching the light
  2. catching the sun
  3. catching up
  4. catching wreck
  5. catching Z's
  6. catchingly
  7. catchingness
  8. catchings
  9. catchlight
  10. catchlights
  11. catchline

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