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tuneless

[toon-lis, tyoon-] / ˈtun lɪs, ˈtjun- /






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She sang more heartily in songs from “Bass Persuades,” which would’ve been better news if that tuneless mishmash of bleary synths and dated club beats weren’t one of the year’s least likable pop records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Entertainment Weekly said "life with the Plastics pretty darn fantastic", but the Hollywood Reporter described the film as a "tuneless mess".

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2024

The detective, meanwhile, was microwaving a cup of lukewarm coffee in the break room, whistling something tuneless, and reading a text from his wife:

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2022

You might remember Spears from her songs, belted out in tuneless unison by a gaggle of sixth-grade girls at a sleepover, perhaps, or viewed over and over on MTV.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2021

The bands were scattered around the fairgrounds, well back from the front entrance, and whatever they were trying for sounded like tuneless noise and echoing feedback by the time it reached us.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx


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