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off-key
adjective
Hyphenated compound adjective; used both literally in music and figuratively for something discordant or inappropriate.
off-key
adverb
Hyphenated compound adverb; mainly used to describe singing or playing that is not in tune.
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off-key
adjective
Not in the correct musical pitch or tune; sounding wrong.
Her off-key singing could be heard from the next room.
Figuratively, not appropriate or not in harmony with a situation or context.
His off-key joke made the room go silent.
off-key
adverb
In a way that is not in the correct musical pitch or tune.
He sang off-key throughout the chorus.
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