amusical

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adjective

Not musical.

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Meanings

adjectiveamusical (comparative more amusical, superlative most amusical)

comparative more amusical · superlative most amusical

  1. Not musical.

    The band alternates male and female lead vocals; when Emily Elizabeth sings she often punctuates whatever needs punctuating with an amusical screech, which gets annoying quick[…

    2006 February 24, Liz Armstrong, Monica Kendrick, Peter Margasak, Brian Nemtusak, J. Niimi, “The Treatment”, in Chicago Reader
  2. medicineExhibiting amusia.

    At the meeting, Isabelle Peretz of the University of Montreal reported preliminary results with amusical subjects that may support the hypothesis that the brain contains specific neural pathways for music.

    2001 June 1, Michael Balter, “What Makes the Mind Dance and Count”, in Science, volume 292, number 5522, →DOI, pages 1636–1637

Origin

From a- + musical.

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APA

amusical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amusical

MLA

“amusical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amusical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amusical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amusical.

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