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unˈtuneful, a.
(un-1 7.)
1709Brit. Apollo No. 9. 3/2 My Voice is so Hoarse and Untuneful. 1760Sterne Tr. Shandy iv. Slawkenb. T., Harsh and untuneful are the notes of love, Unless my Julia strikes the key. 1803Monthly Mag. XVI. 25 He had a voice rough and untuneful. 1830Tennyson Owl ii. 6 Her voice untuneful grown, Wears all day a fainter tone. 1890Pall Mall G. 24 June 2/3 Liszt's ambitious but untuneful..Symphony.
Hence unˈtunefully adv., unˈtunefulness.
1881Athenæum 25 June 840/2 So does he demonstrate Byron's innate untunefulness. 1884Manch. Exam. 19 Feb. 5/2 A cold which causes a man to sing untunefully. |