melodic

Of, relating to, or having melody.

Adjective

  1. Of, relating to, or having melody.
    • Debussy's melody is fractional, fragmentary. But at the core all his music is melodic and melody is its main motive force. - 1929, Arthur Lourié, “An Inquiry into Melody”, in Modern Music, volume VII, number 1, page 10:
  2. Melodious, tuneful.

Origin

Borrowed from French mélodique. By surface analysis, melody + -ic.

Forms

more melodic most melodic

Derived

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