unlyrical

adjective

Definition of unlyricalnext
1
as in prose

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2
as in jarring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlyrical
  1. prose
  2. jarring
  3. dissonant
  4. harsh
  5. inharmonious
  6. unmusical
  7. grating
  8. strident
Adjective
  • The weird rabid religious compulsion to read Scripture (or the Constitution) like a branch of mathematics, this ostensible allegiance to the Word that is actually terror of it: prose, prose, prose.
    Christian Wiman, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Many thriller writers use this to their advantage, switching up their prose style to match the energy of the scene.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of prose
Adjective
  • Fireworks, something that once filled me with excitement and joy as a child, now felt jarring and wrong.
    Edward Buckles Jr., TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
  • According to Arquette, those jarring moments could happen to anyone of us, at any time.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of jarring
Adjective
  • These songs all have a beautiful sadness to them and have a pop mentality, but there is always something dissonant or tense about them at times, musically.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Relationships between objects are often obscure, dissonant.
    Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of dissonant
Adjective
  • Florida threatens to lead the nation in state killings now because of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new law, the nation’s harshest, allowing as few as eight of 12 jurors to recommend execution instead of a unanimous verdict.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Soviet scientists at the time believed that strays, given that they were already accustomed to harsh conditions, would be better suited to the extreme environments of space.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of harsh
Adjective
  • Setting Discordant Personal Goals A 2023 study published in Current Psychology finds that partners’ inharmonious goals can have detrimental effects on relationships.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • For sixteen hours a week, Valentine hopes to share some melody in a place that, for some, can feel inharmonious.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 July 2021
Definition of inharmonious
Adjective
  • Those songs remind Omara of real people and real events, political interludes whose senselessness and brutality have left unmusical lacunae in her life.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • His parents were unmusical Russian-Jewish immigrants who ran various businesses with mixed success.
    The Economist, The Economist, 3 Oct. 2019
Definition of unmusical
Adjective
  • His political opponents viewed him as grating, uncooperative, and at times dogmatic.
    Daniel R. DePetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Find it on Amazon Save Dishes With This Hand Grater This Hand Grater has three grating surfaces, a non-slip base, measurements, and a vegetable peeler.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of grating
Adjective
  • The next day, while the country was still overcome by grief and anger, a song appeared on Indian WhatsApp groups, sung by a strident female voice.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Through its strident positivity, PST ART glorifies speed and risk-taking (not to say recklessness) in the service of progress and discovery.
    Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of strident
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