unlistenable
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of unlistenable
Example Sentences
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“Bombón,” featuring Lil Jon and the dembow visionary El Alfa, is virtually unlistenable — college spring-break music, complete with “Yeah!” ad-libs from an era long gone.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2022
He said that while the MRI sounds are "almost unlistenable" on their own, they could be used as part of a music track or film score.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2021
The median halftime show at a football game is a marching band, a genre of performance in which the spectacle is so much more important than the music that the music is entirely unlistenable.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2021
Here’s the thing about ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball”: It’s unwatchable and unlistenable, which, put in layman’s terms, means it’s hard to watch and hard to listen to.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2019
Many years later, Górecki told me when he first heard the recording he found it unlistenable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2017
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