tunelessly

English

Etymology

tuneless +‎ -ly

Adverb

tunelessly (comparative more tunelessly, superlative most tunelessly)

  1. In a tuneless manner.
    • 1931, Dashiell Hammett, The Glass Key, New York: Vintage, 1972, Chapter 8, p. 159,
      After a pause that he spent whistling tunelessly under his breath, he said: “Hello, Miss Henry? […] ”
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