off-key
adj 2adv 1
Collocations
3VERB + OFF-KEY
crowd, sang, sing, sings
OFF-KEY + NOUN
cat, way
ADV.
insufferably
Definitions
adj
1
Above or below the correct note sequence; especially a vocalist out of sync with a separately recorded musical accompaniment
2
Not harmonious, or out of accord.
adv
1
An inaccurate note sequence that is either above or below where it is intended to be.
The way your smile just beams / The way you sing off-key / The way you haunt my dreams / No, no—they can't take that away from me
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The way your smile just beams / The way you sing off-key / The way you haunt my dreams / No, no—they can't take that away from me
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Maria sings as off-key as a cat.
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Tom sang off-key.
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He's off-key.
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She's off-key.
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He sang off-key.
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