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Meanings of catchy in English

Having concealed difficulty.

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Likely to attract attention.

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Examples for "tricky"
Examples for "tricky"
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She responded: This is a tricky question that isn't easy to answer.
The Guardian
2
It may look tricky, but chopsticks are really quite easy to use.
The everything chinese cookbook: from wonton soup to sweet and s...
3
Ah, of course: tricky Alden, getting, as usual, exactly what he wanted.
The hellfire club
4
However, NHS reform makes it an especially tricky time to tackle differences.
The Guardian
5
Certainly, overactive autoimmune response can be a tricky business, among other challenges.
Fang: a maximum ride novel

Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.

Usage of catchy in English
1
The words are simple and the refrain is too catchy to forget.
Wired
2
But now set the words to a catchy and easily remembered tune.
Brave new world revisited
3
What we said: This is an instinctively catchy and frequently startling record.
The Guardian
4
It is certainly a catchy epithet, but what does it actually mean?
The Guardian
5
All this a result of his catchy, funny songwriting getting noticed online.
Radio NZ
6
Moloko's light catchy pop song takes on another dimension with Herbert's remix.
Radio NZ
7
They swung off to the tune of a catchy American popular air.
A Williams Anthology / A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Wi...
8
Advertising slogans serve the function of persuasive communication by presenting catchy phrases.
Pubmed
9
It's a bit more catchy than proportional representation as a campaign slogan.
The Guardian
10
Leeds United is both naggingly catchy and about the Yorkshire Ripper murders.
The Guardian
11
The essence seems to be catchy songs, pretty dances, and comic dialogue.
America, Through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat
12
It's got everything I love in a song…fun, smart, energetic and catchy.
The Irish Times
13
The boss serves up grimy, catchy ghetto-techno alongside the label's trademark electro-funk.
The Guardian
14
Grab a guitar, hook up an amp, pen a catchy hook .
The Irish Times
15
To make a scene stick, like a catchy song on the radio?
Reuters
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Just have a listen to this cheeky number: It's catchy right?
The South African
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Catchy across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common