"off-note" meaning in English

See off-note in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more off-note [comparative], most off-note [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} off-note (comparative more off-note, superlative most off-note)
  1. (derogatory) being out of key Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-off-note-en-adj--x18Xg7Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43

Noun

Forms: off-notes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} off-note (plural off-notes)
  1. (derogatory) the state of being out of key Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-off-note-en-noun-cCBwhCmf

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for off-note meaning in English (1.8kB)

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