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off key
off key adj, adv (off-key when prenominal) 1. (Classical Music) music a. not in the correct keyb. out of tune2. out of keeping; discordantoff key
off key1. Literally, not in the correct key; out of tune. Hyphenated if used before a noun. I think your voice is a bit off key. Overall, the performance was very enjoyable, but there was one off-key brass player that was driving me nuts the whole night.2. By extension, at odds with what is normal, standard, or expected. Hyphenated if used before a noun. There was something off key about the way he spoke that made me think that something was very wrong. Her character is an off-key caricature of modern superheroes.See also: key, offoff-key[of music or singing] off pitch; out of tune. She always sings off-key and makes the rest of the choir sound like baying hounds.off key
off key Musica. not in the correct key b. out of tune |