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Off-key

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Adjective

1. false, off-key, sour

inaccurate in pitch

Example Sentences:
'a false (or sour) note'
'her singing was off key'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Off-key

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adjective, adverb (off-key when prenominal)
1. music
a. 
not in the correct key
b. 
out of tune
2. 
out of keeping; discordant
adjective
1. 
out of tune
wailing, off-key vocals and strangled guitars
No, no, no. This won't do. Someone is off-key.
adverb
2. 
in an out of tune manner
Moe was having fun banging the drums and singing off-key.

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Off-key

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adjective
1. 
not on the right note; flat or sharp
2. 
not quite in accord with what is normal, fitting, etc.

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Off-key

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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.

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