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   Off-key

   /ˈôfˈkē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of music or singing) not having the correct tone or pitch; out of tune: "an off-key version of the hymn began" Similar out of tuneflattunelessunmusicalunmelodicdiscordantdissonantunharmoniousOpposite in tune
   • ▪ not in accordance with what is appropriate or correct in the circumstances: "some of the cinematic effects are distractingly off-key" Similar incongruousinappropriateunsuitablediscordantout of placeout of keepingjarringdissonantinharmoniousOpposite harmonious

   adverb

   • 1. with incorrect tone or pitch: "he ruined a dream duet by singing off-key" Similar out of tuneflattunelessunmusicalunmelodicdiscordantdissonantunharmoniousOpposite in tune

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