Instrumentlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like an instrument.

    "For nonmusicians, it’s a way to coax sounds — often programmed to stay on key no matter what note one actually plays — out of what may be the only instrumentlike device they ever pick up."

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"For nonmusicians, it’s a way to coax sounds — often programmed to stay on key no matter what note one actually plays — out of what may be the only instrumentlike device they ever pick up."

Etymology

From instrument + -like.

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