unmusically
In jarring tones
In a manner lacking musical quality, skill, or sensitivity to music.
Someone who sings unmusically produces sounds that grate on the ear: She hummed unmusically while washing dishes.
The word can also describe behavior that shows no appreciation for music's aesthetic dimensions: He clapped unmusically, out of time with everyone else.
Harsh, clashing sounds
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- clashingStriking with discord
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
discord · disharmony · inharmonious · atonal · off-key · out-of-tune · tuneless · unmelodious
Harsh and piercing
- screechingMaking harsh high sounds
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
raucous · blaring · squawking · shrieking · rasping · screech · squawk · blare
cacophony
Harsh, clashing sounds
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- clashingStriking with discord
grating · discord · disharmony · inharmonious · atonal · off-key · out-of-tune · tuneless · unmelodious · sour
strident
Harsh and piercing
- screechingMaking harsh high sounds
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
piercing · raucous · blaring · squawking · shrieking · rasping · screech · squawk · blare · din
tone-deaf
Cannot perceive pitch differences
- off-keyWrong pitch, musically
- untrainedLacking learned skills
- amateurishLacking professional skill
unpracticed · inexpert · bungling · fumbling · clumsily · ineptly · monotone · droning · tuneless · out-of-tune
arrhythmic
Lacking regular beat
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
unsteady · halting · lurching · stumbling · graceless · clumsy · awkward · stilted · jerky · plodding
unmusicallymusically
In tuneful manner
melodiously · tunefully · harmoniously · melodically · rhythmically