off-key
adjective
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adj
- Above or below the correct note sequence; especially a vocalist out of sync with a separately recorded musical accompaniment
- Not harmonious, or out of accord.
adv
- Being an inaccurate note sequence that is either above or below where it is intended to be.
“The way your smile just beams / The way you sing off-key / The way you haunt my dreams / No, no—they can't take that away from me”