unlistenable
adjective
un·lis·ten·able
ˌən-ˈli-snə-bəl,
-ˈli-sᵊn-ə-
: impossible to listen to and enjoy : not listenable
unlistenable songs
… the music at Woodstock also seems like a retro curiosity. It's mostly mediocre, sometimes unlistenable.—
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Viewers may never know whether Tom Brady is a transcendent football analyst or an unlistenable bore because he’s chosen to handcuff himself by becoming a part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The current format seems to lend itself to audio ads, but there’s always the risk of making the app unlistenable.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
But yeah, unlistenable. Barenaked Ladies.
—Jill Gutowitz, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2021
Meanwhile, the almost-unlistenable Donda received a nod.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2021
The result is a sometimes amusing, sometimes frustrating, sparsely thrilling, and largely unlistenable collection of rants and riffs.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2021
The good news is that the vice presidential debate was nothing like last week’s unlistenable cacophony between President Trump and Joe Biden.
—Joe Garofoli, SFChronicle.com, 7 Oct. 2020
This all-consuming ugliness is why some people find The Fall unlistenable.
—Nathaniel Friedman, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2018
But here—where Brendan and Avery's story and possible wrongful imprisonment have become a fanatical national obsession—this boy's unlistenable hip-hop song (sorry!) has been listened to more than 7,000 times in one day.
—Matt Miller, Esquire, 12 Jan. 2016
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The current format seems to lend itself to audio ads, but there’s always the risk of making the app unlistenable.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
But yeah, unlistenable. Barenaked Ladies.
—Jill Gutowitz, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2021
Meanwhile, the almost-unlistenable Donda received a nod.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2021
The result is a sometimes amusing, sometimes frustrating, sparsely thrilling, and largely unlistenable collection of rants and riffs.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2021
The good news is that the vice presidential debate was nothing like last week’s unlistenable cacophony between President Trump and Joe Biden.
—Joe Garofoli, SFChronicle.com, 7 Oct. 2020
This all-consuming ugliness is why some people find The Fall unlistenable.
—Nathaniel Friedman, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2018
But here—where Brendan and Avery's story and possible wrongful imprisonment have become a fanatical national obsession—this boy's unlistenable hip-hop song (sorry!) has been listened to more than 7,000 times in one day.
—Matt Miller, Esquire, 12 Jan. 2016
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“Unlistenable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlistenable. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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