immusicaladj.
/ɪˈmjuːzɪkəl/ Now rare.
Not musical or harmonious; unmusical.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > music > [adjective] > having musical quality > not
musicless1615
unmusicala1616
immusical1626
noteless1721
anti-musical1824
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §101 All Sounds are either Musicall Sounds..which Sounds are euer Equall; As Singing..Or Immusicall Sounds; which are euer Vnequall; Such as are the Voice in Speaking, all Whisperings,..all Percussions.
1679 Refined Courtier 13/1 We ought industriously to refrain from singing, especially if the voice be immusical.
1706 A. Bedford Temple Musick ii. 34 What our..Writers fancy of their..Scales, is known to be utterly Immusical.
1890 Standard 26 Mar. 3/8 They were not an immusical nation.
Derivatives
iˈmmusically adv. unmusically.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > music > [adverb] > not
unmusically1609
immusically1694
1694 T. Rogers Loyal & Impartial Satyrist Ep. Ded. Ingenious Whimseys, which sound but immusically to a Judicious Ear.
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