inharmonic
[in-hahr-mon-ik]
- not harmonic; dissonant.
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Origin of inharmonic
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discordant, jarring, raucous, antagonistic, antipathetic, cacophonous, clashing, contradictory, contrary, different, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, grating, harsh, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, opposite, quarrelingExamples from the Web for inharmonic
Historical Examples
From the post came the occasional note of an inharmonic drum, struck without rhythm by a hand gone lax.
The Covered WagonEmerson Hough
If one of them is present in a high degree, and the others in a low degree, the whole is inharmonic, and not highly advantageous.
FolkwaysWilliam Graham Sumner