melodic

[ muh-lod-ik ]

/ məˈlɒd ɪk /

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adjective

melodious.

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

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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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How to use melodic in a sentence

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 speaking, the standpoint was wrong and the situation false.
A Popular History of the Art of Music|W. S. B. Mathews
Lies, all lies, even though she lie melodically with charm and with apparent conviction.
Spirit and Music|H. Ernest Hunt
A key is a number of tones grouping themselves naturally (both melodically and harmonically) about a central tone—the key tone.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens

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

British Dictionary definitions for melodic

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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