a musicalとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

amusical ‎(comparative more amusical, superlative most amusical)

1. Not musical.
   • 2006 February 24, Liz Armstrong, Monica Kendrick, Peter Margasak, Brian Nemtusak, J. Niimi, “The Treatment”^[1], Chicago Reader:

     The band alternates male and female lead vocals; when Emily Elizabeth sings she often punctuates whatever needs punctuating with an amusical screech, which gets annoying quick […] .

2. (neuroscience) Exhibiting amusia.
   • Michael Balter June 1, What Makes the Mind Dance and Count, “Science”^[2], volume 292, number 5522, DOI:10.1126/science.292.5522.1636, pages 1636-1637:

     At the meeting, Isabelle Peretz of the University of Montreal reported preliminary results with amusical subjects that may support the hypothesis that the brain contains specific neural pathways for music.