melodic

[ muh-lod-ik ]

/ məˈlɒd ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to melody, as distinguished from harmony and rhythm.

Words nearby melodic

mellow, mellow out, melo, melodeon, melodia, melodic, melodic interval, melodic minor scale, melodics, melodie, melodion

Origin of melodic

1815–25; < Late Latin melōdicus < Greek melōidikós. See melody, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM melodic

me·lod·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·me·lod·ic, adjectivenon·me·lod·i·cal·ly, adverbun·me·lod·ic, adjective

un·me·lod·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for melodically

They have talent and Lennon/McCartney are the most inventive, wide-ranging and melodically ingenious writers pop has produced.
What It Was Like to Watch the Beatles Become the Beatles—Nik Cohn Remembers|Nik Cohn|February 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Melodically considered, Bach was a genius of the highest order.
A Popular History of the Art of Music|W. S. B. Mathews
In other words, a dissonance should only be resolved harmonically, or melodically.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
Melodically the instrument had little power, although its tone was gentle and sweet.
A Popular History of the Art of Music|W. S. B. Mathews

Melodically speaking, the standpoint was wrong and the situation false.
A Popular History of the Art of Music|W. S. B. Mathews

British Dictionary definitions for melodically

melodic

/ (mɪˈlɒdɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to melody

of or relating to a part in a piece of music

tuneful or melodious

Derived forms of melodic

melodically, adverb

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