unmelodious

adjective

un·​me·​lo·​di·​ous ˌən-mə-ˈlō-dē-əs 

: not having a pleasing melody : not sweet or agreeable in sound

… her singing voice is an unmelodious growl.

—Dany Margolies

unmelodiously adverb

unmelodiousness noun

Synonyms

• cacophonous
• discordant
• dissonant
• inharmonious
• unmusical
• unvocal

Examples of unmelodious in a Sentence

I awoke to the unmelodious clatter of jackhammers at the construction site next door

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above