amelodic

adjective

ame·​lod·​ic (ˈ)ā-mə-ˈlä-dik 

: not relating to, containing, constituting, or made up of melody : not melodic

The tension is augmented by Jan Radzynski's score, a taut, deliberately amelodic piece for two violins that often approximate the sounds made by a nest of disturbed hornets.

—Joseph H. Mazo, Women's Wear Daily, 21 Apr. 1980

amelodically

(ˈ)ā-mə-ˈlä-di-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Then, as the theatergoers arrived, he began to play amelodically, as if tuning his instrument.

—Mark Singer, Mr. Personality, (1988) 2005

Word History

Etymology

a- entry 2 + melodic

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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