unrhythmical
- adjective
- /ʌnˈrɪðmɪkəl/
:
arrítmico
- The drummer struggled to keep up with the band, often producing an unrhythmical beat that made it hard for the dancers to follow.
Examples
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The children clapped in an unrhythmical manner, their excitement causing them to lose track of the beat.
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He cannot possibly be interested in having me sing songs of praise, but perhaps it is merely that He deems such singing sufficiently beneficial to me that He endures the off-key, atonal, unrhythmical croaking that constitutes my singing.
Blog text (27) -
Her unrhythmical poetry reflected her free-spirited approach to writing, blending words without any strict meter.
Synonyms
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3.5
Happening at no fixed times
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8.2
Not having a regular beat or pattern
Having no regular beat so movement or sound feels uneven
A sound that has no regular beat
A sound or movement that has no regular beat
Not having a regular rhythm in speech, music, and poetry
Antonyms
How Rhythmic
Surface Forms
Morphology
unrhythmical = rhythmical (transparent) = un + rhythm + ical
The prefix 'un-' attaches in the regular way to the adjective 'rhythmical', yielding 'not having rhythm', which learners can infer.
Etymology
Unrhythmical is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and rhythm meaning 'a regular beat', the same root you find in rhythmic. So, unrhythmical simply means 'not following a steady beat', like uneven footsteps or music you cannot dance to.