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unmelodious

  • a word derived from melodious.
    melodious
    adjective
    of the nature of or characterized by melody; tuneful.

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For the Cavaliers, these were jarring, unmelodious sentiments.

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2016

That’s why, while the studios picked the stars, he chose the lived-in faces and unmelodious voices that define his work as much as the mesas of his westerns and the towering figure of John Wayne.

From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2011

Convinced that "everyone is tired of unmelodious music," Friml hopes that his first new operetta since 1934, a "real Frenchie" confection called Rendezvous in Paris, will tinkle onto Broadway during the coming season.

From Time Magazine Archive

The geisha must undergo a lengthy educational process during which they are taught to dance, sing, and play the long necked unmelodious samisen.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a rough and unmelodious tongue, a string of rattling, guttural noises, and there seemed to be two speakers, one with a slightly lower, slower voice than the other.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling