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unmellifluous

unmellifluous adjective: not mellifluous; harsh-sounding; dissonant.

Adjective

unmellifluous (comparative more unmellifluous, superlative most unmellifluous)

  1. Not mellifluous; harsh-sounding; dissonant.

Forms of unmellifluous

comparativemore unmellifluous
superlativemost unmellifluous

Origin of unmellifluous

From un- + mellifluous.

Questions about unmellifluous

What does unmellifluous mean?
Unmellifluous means not mellifluous; harsh-sounding; dissonant.
What part of speech is unmellifluous?
Unmellifluous is an adjective.

Words near unmellifluous in the dictionary

  1. unmelancholy
  2. unmelanised
  3. unmelanized
  4. unmelded
  5. unmeliorated
  6. unmellifluous
  7. unmellow
  8. unmellowed
  9. unmellowing
  10. unmelodic
  11. unmelodically

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