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tuneless

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tune⋅less

  [toon-lis, tyoon-]
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–adjective
1. unmelodious; unmusical.
2. making or giving no music; silent: In the corner stood a tuneless old piano.
Origin:
1585–95; tune + -less

Related forms:
tune⋅less⋅ly, adverb
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tune·less   (tōōn'lĭs, tyōōn'-)   
adj.  

  1. Deficient in melody; not tuneful.

  2. Producing no music; silent.

tune'less·ly adv., tune'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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