melodic

[muh-lod-ik]

adjective

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

Origin of melodic

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

Related formsme·lod·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·me·lod·ic, adjectivenon·me·lod·i·cal·ly, adverbun·me·lod·ic, adjectiveun·me·lod·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for melodically

Contemporary Examples of 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

Historical Examples of melodically

Melodically considered, Bach was a genius of the highest order.
A Popular History of the Art of Music
W. S. B. Mathews
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
In other words, a dissonance should only be resolved harmonically, or melodically.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Modeste Tchaikovsky
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

adjective

of or relating to melody

of or relating to a part in a piece of music

tuneful or melodious

Derived Formsmelodically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for melodically

melodic

adj.

1818, from French mélodique, from Late Latin melodicus, from Greek melodikos, from melodia (see melody).