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UK
/ʌnmjˈuːzɪkəl/
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ADJECTIVE
- lacking melody
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not musical in nature
the unmusical cry of the bluejay -
lacking interest in or talent for music
too unmusical to care for concerts
it is unfortunate that her children were all nonmusical
How To Use unmusical In A Sentence
- too unmusical to care for concerts
- And she was very unmusical and I remember her going to a concert at the Albert Hall, we had a box at the Albert Hall my family did, to hear a promenade concert just to see if she disliked music as much as she thought she did.
- I don't refer to their vocalization, which is distinctly unmusical for a songbird, and is frequently described as close to the unpleasant sound of a very rusty hinge. One for the birds in Ajijic, Mexico
- It's like music is almost unmusical, it's like a weapon, it's got this contrary undercurrent.
- In the darkness, he heard Fletcher's voice, as unmusical as ever. THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
- Particularly in the Third, he and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra are let down by the boxy recording, which swallows orchestral detail and produces unmusical balances.
- Treleaven lasts the course, but he's an unmusical, inaccurate singer.
- Noise can be described as any loud or unmusical or disagreeable sound that is prolonged and can be damaging or deafening to the ear.
- have never thought about this as I am so totally unmusical, a bit like Steve Martin's character in ‘the jerk'. Although having said that, I love music.
- After the show one is eager to agree with Paul Bowles (as quoted by Ondaatje): ‘The Singhalese are probably the most unmusical people in the world.’