unmodulatedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɒdjᵿleɪtᵻd/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɒdʒᵿleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɑdʒəˌleɪdᵻd/ Not modulated.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > dull
blinda1398
flat1626
unmodulated1755
immodulated1765
toneless1833
inflectionless1878
timbreless1928
1755 F. Plumer Candid Exam. Hist. Sir Charles Grandison (ed. 3) 55 It is like an unmodulated Discord upon the highest Note of the Gamut.
1794 W. Godwin Things as They Are I. viii. 162 His lips were thick, and the tone of his voice broad and unmodulated.
1816 J. Austen Emma I. iv. 63 The uncouthness of a voice..wholly unmodulated . View more context for this quotation
1861 A. J. Penny Romance Dull Life xx. 150 He answered with a short and unmodulated monosyllable.
1951 Sun (Baltimore) 3 Nov. (B ed.) 6/2 The assurances to G.I.'s in Korea that they would be rotated home were regarded with unmodulated disbelief.
1980 F. Spalding R. Fry vii. 147 The forms..are outlined in black and then filled in with flat areas of unmodulated colour.
2010 G. Klemens Cellphone vi. 86 Some systems send a steady, unmodulated wave along with the modulated wave.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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