TUNELESSLY

tunelessly

(adverb) in a tuneless fashion; “he whistled tunelessly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

tunelessly (comparative more tunelessly, superlative most tunelessly)

In a tuneless manner.

Source: Wiktionary


TUNELESS

Tune"less, a.

1. Without tune; inharmonious; unmusical. " Thy tuneless serenade." Cowley. How often have I led thy sportive choir, With tuneless pipe, beside the murmuring Loire! Goldsmith.

2. Not employed in making music; as, tuneless harps.

3. Not expressed in music or poetry; unsung. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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