off-key
adjective or adverb
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The group croons out with flawless, off-key charm, spilling the beans that their friend Kelsey (Chloe Fineman) spent most of her bachelorette trip in the arms of another man, Domingo.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
But the most amusing part of the sketch was Grande singing purposely off-key, demonstrating the atonality of an amateur with her flat notes and lackluster delivery.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
But as a movie, Folie à Deux is an off-key mess that barely manages to express its handful of good ideas.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
The whole conceit falls as flat as the often purposefully off-key singing.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
God Save the Animals contains guitar solos, gothic keyboard riffs, spare and off-key acoustic guitar, warbles, countrified fiddle, at least one very thoughtful love song, and (don’t worry) enough moments that sound like Built to Spill.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Look at it through the lens of a dual star vehicle that isn’t afraid to sacrifice coherence in the name of cheap thrills, and this bird only slightly sings off-key.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2024
Riley belts out the latest Lady Raven tunes in the car while Dad hides his winces, clearly in love with his off-key angel.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Enlarge Peter Muller Singing off-key in front of others is one way to get embarrassed.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
But the most amusing part of the sketch was Grande singing purposely off-key, demonstrating the atonality of an amateur with her flat notes and lackluster delivery.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
But as a movie, Folie à Deux is an off-key mess that barely manages to express its handful of good ideas.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
The whole conceit falls as flat as the often purposefully off-key singing.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
God Save the Animals contains guitar solos, gothic keyboard riffs, spare and off-key acoustic guitar, warbles, countrified fiddle, at least one very thoughtful love song, and (don’t worry) enough moments that sound like Built to Spill.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Look at it through the lens of a dual star vehicle that isn’t afraid to sacrifice coherence in the name of cheap thrills, and this bird only slightly sings off-key.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2024
Riley belts out the latest Lady Raven tunes in the car while Dad hides his winces, clearly in love with his off-key angel.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Enlarge Peter Muller Singing off-key in front of others is one way to get embarrassed.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Off-key.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-key. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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