off-key
adjective or adverb
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In the character of Lee’s mother, Ruth (Alicia Witt), who raised her daughter alone and whose religiousness contains an off-key note, Perkins sees something personal about the domestic mythology his own mother wove.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 July 2024
The group croons out with flawless, off-key charm, spilling the beans that their friend Kelsey (Chloe Fineman) spent most of her bachelorette trip in the arms of another man, Domingo.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
But the most amusing part of the sketch was Grande singing purposely off-key, demonstrating the atonality of an amateur with her flat notes and lackluster delivery.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
But as a movie, Folie à Deux is an off-key mess that barely manages to express its handful of good ideas.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
The whole conceit falls as flat as the often purposefully off-key singing.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
God Save the Animals contains guitar solos, gothic keyboard riffs, spare and off-key acoustic guitar, warbles, countrified fiddle, at least one very thoughtful love song, and (don’t worry) enough moments that sound like Built to Spill.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Look at it through the lens of a dual star vehicle that isn’t afraid to sacrifice coherence in the name of cheap thrills, and this bird only slightly sings off-key.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2024
Riley belts out the latest Lady Raven tunes in the car while Dad hides his winces, clearly in love with his off-key angel.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 July 2024
The group croons out with flawless, off-key charm, spilling the beans that their friend Kelsey (Chloe Fineman) spent most of her bachelorette trip in the arms of another man, Domingo.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
But the most amusing part of the sketch was Grande singing purposely off-key, demonstrating the atonality of an amateur with her flat notes and lackluster delivery.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
But as a movie, Folie à Deux is an off-key mess that barely manages to express its handful of good ideas.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
The whole conceit falls as flat as the often purposefully off-key singing.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
God Save the Animals contains guitar solos, gothic keyboard riffs, spare and off-key acoustic guitar, warbles, countrified fiddle, at least one very thoughtful love song, and (don’t worry) enough moments that sound like Built to Spill.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Look at it through the lens of a dual star vehicle that isn’t afraid to sacrifice coherence in the name of cheap thrills, and this bird only slightly sings off-key.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2024
Riley belts out the latest Lady Raven tunes in the car while Dad hides his winces, clearly in love with his off-key angel.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Off-key.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-key. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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