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untuneful /ʌnˈtjuːnfʊl / /ʌnˈtjuːnf(ə)l/adjectiveNot having a pleasing melody; unmusical: an untuneful hymn...- Nowhere are there particular untuneful or heavy sounds, though now and then the music comes with vehemence.
- His ‘J'ai le coeur plein’ in The Count of Luxemburg is badly written and untuneful to the ear.
- It was the sound of a big man clearing his throat; and just then a hoarse, untuneful voice broke into singing.
Derivativesuntunefully adverb ...- What we got was fine, though the meal was disrupted by a man at a large table, who was sang loudly, untunefully and persistently over several hours.
- I was astonished to find it actually contained a load of Germans singing untunefully and then a strangely familiar man shouting ‘Heil!’
- After a dozen golden oldies had been sung loudly if untunefully, it was noticed that a number of non-MEOSA guests had fled the premises.
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