unmusical
Americanadjective
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not musical; deficient in melody, harmony, rhythm, or tone.
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acoustically and aesthetically harsh on the ear; strident; dissonant; cacophonous.
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not fond of or skilled in music.
adjective
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not musical or harmonious
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not talented in or appreciative of music
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Origin of unmusical
Example Sentences
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This summer, in fact, unmusical jumpy video is at all times disconcerting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
In one, the diabetic Ivana unhesitatingly devours sweet desserts; in another, though completely unmusical, she performs an unknown violin composition like a virtuoso.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2022
To prevent listeners from being disoriented by the otherwise unmusical plot suddenly switching to song, the music is always placed at the end of an episode; the same is true of Coss’ show.
From The Verge ● Nov. 9, 2021
It’s an immature and startlingly unmusical simulation of vulnerability, a stagey piece of manipulation that doesn’t even seem sure of whom or what it’s trying to manipulate.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2019
It had a chaotic, almost unmusical sound, without rhythm or form or progression, like the noise of nature.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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