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off-key
off-key (ôf′kē′, ŏf′-)adj.1. Music Pitched higher or lower than the correct notes of a melody.2. Being out of accord with what is considered normal or appropriate: a high-flown, off-key speech by a newcomer.
off′key′ adv.off′-key′
adj. 1. deviating from the correct tone or pitch; out of tune. 2. somewhat irregular, abnormal, or incongruous. [1925–30] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | off-key - inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"sour, falseinharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony |
off-keyadjective cacophonous, harsh, jarring, grating, shrill, jangling, discordant, dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious her wailing, off-key vocalsTranslationsoff-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
Related to off-key: out of keySynonyms for off-keyadj cacophonousSynonyms- cacophonous
- harsh
- jarring
- grating
- shrill
- jangling
- discordant
- dissonant
- inharmonious
- unmelodious
Synonyms for off-keyadj inaccurate in pitchSynonymsRelated Words |