Definition of untunable in English:
untunable
adjectiveʌnˈtjuːnəb(ə)lˌənˈt(y)o͞onəb(ə)l
(of a piano or other musical instrument) unable to be tuned.
Example sentencesExamples
- The guitar had a moulded plastic fretboard and friction pegs, and was of course completely untunable, let alone playable.
- Unfortunately, when the lute arrives it will be mostly untunable and unplayable.
- It is saddening to consider the state of mind of a person who expresses joy upon a day of general thanksgiving or at the opening of a new year by blowing on an untunable tin horn.
- Maybe we could have a benefit for Sisters in Crime: Gina could play the untunable Irish harp.
- If a free, untunable piano is given a thousand dollar refinishing job, it is still a free piano.
Definition of untunable in US English:
untunable
adjectiveˌənˈt(y)o͞onəb(ə)l
(of a piano, etc.) that cannot be tuned.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is saddening to consider the state of mind of a person who expresses joy upon a day of general thanksgiving or at the opening of a new year by blowing on an untunable tin horn.
- If a free, untunable piano is given a thousand dollar refinishing job, it is still a free piano.
- The guitar had a moulded plastic fretboard and friction pegs, and was of course completely untunable, let alone playable.
- Unfortunately, when the lute arrives it will be mostly untunable and unplayable.
- Maybe we could have a benefit for Sisters in Crime: Gina could play the untunable Irish harp.