guitaryadj.
/ɡᵻˈtɑːri/, U.S. /ɡəˈtɑri/ colloquial.
Resembling or characterized by the sound of a guitar; (of music) featuring prominent guitar, esp. (in rock music) electric guitar.
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1966 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 19 Oct. 4/6 There were distinct examples of today's ‘blue grass’ music in the guitary and fiddle-like tones of the instruments.
1983 Washington Post (Nexis) 17 Feb. c10 The sound is even more electro-popish than the Cars, and generally less guitary.
1992 N.Y. Times 9 June a27/6 Being a complete musical ignoramus, I assumed during those guitarry nights of the 1960's that..learning the guitar could be done while enjoying the society of large crowds up in my attic at 2 o'clock in the morning.
1995 Select Mar. 83/2 The songs still come in two varieties—the big guitary anthems that they release as singles.., and the attempts at sensitive piano ballads.
2002 Time Out N.Y. 25 Apr. 125/2 Q and Not U's new On Play Patterns, a sharp two-songer on Dischord, is equal parts guitary and danceable.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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