OFF-KEY


Meaning of OFF-KEY in English

ˌoff-ˈkey BrE AmE adjective

music that is off-key sounds unpleasant because it is played slightly above or below the correct ↑ pitch ⇨ in tune :

The band sounded slightly off-key.

—off-key adverb :

Someone upstairs was singing off-key.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.