inharmonicadj.
/ɪnhɑːˈmɒnɪk/ Not harmonic; not in harmony; dissonant, inharmonious; not according to the principles of harmony.
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hardOE
rudea1375
stern1390
rougha1400
discordanta1425
stoutc1440
hoarse1513
harsh1530
raughtish1567
rugged1567
dissonant1573
harshy1582
jarry1582
immelodious1601
cragged1605
raggeda1616
unmusicala1616
absonousa1620
unharmoniousa1634
inharmonical1683
unharmonic1694
inharmonious1715
craggy1774
pebbly1793
reedy1795
iron1807
dry1819
inharmonic1828
asperated1835
sawing1851
shrewd1876
coarse1879
callithumpian1886
dissonantal1946
ear-bending1946
sandpaper1953
1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1878 J. Morley Diderot II. App. 320 Those inharmonic passages.
1881 J. Broadhouse Student's Helmholtz 158 Some qualities of tone whose upper partials are inharmonic.
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