unvocal

Example Sentences

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Often Elsie used to delight the unvocal brother and sister by singing one of her hymns, which for days afterwards would echo in some "odd corner" of the lonely little herd-boy's brain.

From Geordie's Tryst A Tale of Scottish Life by Rae, Mrs. Milne

The change in public opinion is strikingly illustrated in regard to the songs, which, once voted ineffective and unvocal, have now taken a place in every eminent singer’s repertory.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

The very word cantabile emphasizes, by antithesis, the unvocal character of the old florid style.

From Chopin and Other Musical Essays by Finck, Henry Theophilus

Personally, I admire them very much, but they seem unvocal, and Italy is nothing if not vocal.

From Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by Cooke, James Francis

In the second-story front room at Mrs. McKee's, the barytone slept heavily, and made divers unvocal sounds.

From K by Rinehart, Mary Roberts