ˈkachē, -ech-, -chi adjective
( -er/-est )
1.
a. : having the power or tending to catch the interest or attention
a catchy idea
a catchy title
b. : easily retained in the memory
a catchy melody
2. of a question : tending to mislead the unwary : tricky
the examiner asked several purposely catchy questions
3. : fitful , irregular
a catchy wind
catchy breathing
4. dialect : captious