eye-catching

eye-catching
eye-catching 1933; earlier was noun eye-catcher (1923); see EYE (Cf. eye) + CATCH (Cf. catch).

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  • eye-catching — [adj] noticeable attractive, beautiful, can’t miss it*, conspicuous, gorgeous, manifest, obvious, showy, spectacular, striking, stunning; concepts 529,579 …   New thesaurus

  • eye-catching — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ immediately appealing or noticeable …   English terms dictionary

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