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off-key

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off-key (ôfk, f-)
adj.
1. Music Pitched higher or lower than the correct notes of a melody.
2. Being out of accord with what is considered normal or appropriate: a high-flown, off-key speech by a newcomer.

offkey adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.off-key - inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"
inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony

off-key
Translations
off-key [ɔfˈkiː] adjdesafinado
advdesafinadamente
off-key [ɔfˈkiː] adjfaux(fausse)
advfaux
off-key [ɔfˈkiː] adj (Mus) [sing, play] → falsch; [instrument] → verstimmt
off-key [ɔfˈkiː] adjstonato/a
advfuori tono


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