mistunedadj.
/ˌmɪsˈtjuːnd/, /ˌmɪsˈtʃuːnd/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈt(j)und/ Out of tune, wrongly tuned; (of a person) †having no ear for music (obsolete).
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distonedc1400
distunedc1484
mistonedc1500
untuned1592
false1597
absurd1617
mistuneda1684
off-keya1918
sour1937
off-pitch1945
society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > music lover > [adjective] > not
unmusical1603
earless1605
mistuned1755
deaf1785
timber1815
untunable1851
rhythm-deaf1871
tone-deaf1894
amusical1906
a1684 R. Leighton Pract. Comm. 1st Epist. Peter (1694) II. 329 When thou prayest alone, thy heart imbitter'd.., 'tis as a mistuned Instrument.
1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. iii. x. 153 A hoarse mistuned voice.
1758 J. Armstrong Sketches 79 Some of the best Mimicks are mis-tuned, and have not the least Ear to Harmony.
1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles v. xxviii. 211 Hymn mistuned and mutter'd prayer.
1990 OnSat 29 July 109/3 The most likely sources of hum are—defective receiver power supply, an improperly installed system..or a defective or mistuned RF modulator.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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