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He had a harsh untunable voice, his father's, but harsher, and he spoke the drawling dialect of the backwoods.

From The Path of the King by Buchan, John

Their poetry then was made up almost entirely of monosyllables, which, when they come together in any cluster, are certainly the most harsh, untunable things in the world.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald

Robert’s ear, in particular, was remarkably dull, and his voice untunable.

From Life of Robert Burns by Carlyle, Thomas