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unmusical

adjective
un·​mu·​si·​cal | \ ˌən-ˈmyü-zi-kÉ™l How to pronounce unmusical (audio) \

Definition of unmusical

: not musical: such as
a : not musical in nature : harsh, discordant an unmusical voice the unmusical call of the bluejay
b : not gifted in or appreciative of music Both Dick and Carolyn were married, to unmusical spouses …— John Updike
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unmusically \ ˌən-​ˈmyü-​zi-​k(É™-​)lÄ“ How to pronounce unmusically (audio) \ adverb
… a traveller on foot, who walked with a light quick step, and sang as he went—for certain in a very loud voice, but not unmusically. — Charles Dickens

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 Paradoxically, then, the man most involved in the development of the electric guitar was the unmusical Leo Fender. — David Kirby, WSJ, "‘The Birth of Loud’ Review: Constructive Feedback," 17 Jan. 2019 The controversy of Schoenberg’s serialist works—the overwhelming reaction to them as ugly, nightmarish, simply unmusical—shows how firmly tonality had come to condition habits of listening. — Paul Grimstad, The New Republic, "Can You Measure How Good a Song Is?," 21 June 2018

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