adj.

1. Lacking in musical qualities, such as melody or harmony.
2. Sounding harsh to the ear; dissonant.
3. Not skilled or interested in music.

unmusically un·mu'si·cal·ly adv.

adjective

Characterized by unpleasant discordance of sound: cacophonous, discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic, inharmonious, rude, unharmonious. See agree/disagree, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: lacking interest in or talent for music
  Synonym: nonmusical
  Antonym: musical (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: not musical in nature
  Synonyms: nonmusical, dissonant
  Antonym: musical (meaning #3)

Meaning #3: lacking melody
  Synonyms: unmelodious, unmelodic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - umusikalsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet muzikaal, onwelluidend

Français (French)
adj. - discordant, peu musicien

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unmelodisch, unmusikalisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κακόηχος, παράφωνος, φάλτσος

Italiano (Italian)
non musicale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pouco musical, desafinado

Русский (Russian)
немузыкальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - poco armonioso, que tiene mal oído, poco aficionado a la música

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - omusikalisk, omelodisk

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
非音乐的, 不合调子的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 非音樂的, 不合調子的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 음악적이 아닌, 음치의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 非音楽的な, 音楽的素養のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير موسيقي, مخدش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מוסיקלי, צורם‬

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