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English
Etymology
un- + listenable
Adjective
unlistenable (comparative more unlistenable, superlative most unlistenable)
- (music, acoustics) Of a sound quality or characteristic that a person cannot long listen to.
- Many older adults find rap music unlistenable.
1997, Keith Topping, Martin Day, chapter 6, in The Devil Goblins from Neptune, page 69:' […] you'd prefer some Stravinsky or Stockhausen. Something unlistenable.'
Derived terms
Translations
not suitable for being listened to