catch´i|ly — catch|y «KACH ee», adjective, catch|i|er, catch|i|est. Informal. 1. easy to remember; attracting attention or interest: »a catchy title for a book. The new musical play has several catchy tunes 2. Figurat … Useful english dictionary
catch|y — «KACH ee», adjective, catch|i|er, catch|i|est. Informal. 1. easy to remember; attracting attention or interest: »a catchy title for a book. The new musical play has several catchy tunes 2. Figurat … Useful english dictionary
Loch Ness Monster — For other uses, see Loch Ness Monster (disambiguation). Nessie redirects here. For other uses, see Nessie (disambiguation). the Loch Ness Monster (Nessie, Niseag[1] … Wikipedia
The Family-Ness — Infobox Television show name = The Family Ness caption = format = Animated series camera = picture format = runtime = 5 mins creator = Peter Maddocks developer = executive producer = Maddocks Animation starring = Peter Hawkins Susan Sheridan… … Wikipedia
cap´tious|ness — cap|tious «KAP shuhs», adjective. 1. hard to please; faultfinding: »The captious might have regarded our journey as a retreat from Sweden, but we veterans regarded it as a surprise attack on Paris (Atlantic). SYNONYM(S): caviling, carping. 2. apt … Useful english dictionary
im´pe|cu´ni|ous|ness — im|pe|cu|ni|ous «IHM pih KYOO nee uhs», adjective. having little or no money; penniless; poor: »Certainly an impecunious Subaltern was not a catch (Rudyard Kipling). SYNONYM(S): indigent. ╂[< im 1 not + Latin pecūniōsus rich < pecūnia money … Useful english dictionary
left´-hand´ed|ness — left hand|ed «LEHFT HAN dihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. using the left hand more easily and readily than the right: »A left handed person who sews, often has trouble with regular scissors. 2. done with the left hand: »a left handed catch. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
sin´gle-hand´ed|ness — sin|gle hand|ed «SIHNG guhl HAN dihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. without help from others; working alone; unassisted; unaided: »Single handed…she performed all the labors of Mr. Jonathan Rossiter s little establishment (Harriet Beecher Stowe).… … Useful english dictionary
stick´i|ness — stick|y «STIHK ee», adjective, stick|i|er, stick|i|est. 1. that sticks: »sticky glue. SYNONYM(S): adhesive, viscous, mucilaginous … Useful english dictionary
catchy — catch•y [[t]ˈkætʃ i[/t]] adj. catch•i•er, catch•i•est 1) pleasing and easily remembered: a catchy tune[/ex] 2) likely to attract interest or attention: a catchy title[/ex] 3) tricky; deceptive: a catchy question[/ex] 4) occurring in snatches;… … From formal English to slang