unlistenable

American  

[uhn-lis-uh-nuh-buhl, -lis-nuh-] / ʌnˈlɪs ə nə bəl, -ˈlɪs nə- /

adjective

1. that cannot be listened to agreeably or comfortably.

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unlistenable British  

/ ʌnˈlɪsənəbəl /

adjective

1. impossible or unpleasant to listen to

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Etymology

Origin of unlistenable

un- ¹ + listenable

Example Sentences

While not unlistenable by any means, “What Time Is It” is definitely the weakest opening number of the “High School Musical” trilogy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2022

“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

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

A decade and a half later, what had been a motley collection of what Mr Hammersley calls "mostly unlistenable" MP3 recordings has become a global industry.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2019

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