syncopated
adjUS /ˈsinkə(ʊ)ˌpeɪtəd/
1
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences of a word, shortened by syncope
2
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music of a rhythm, modified by syncopation
- At one point, her spidery abstractions gave way to a series of abruptly syncopated hits, like a deranged allusion to the Thelonious Monk tune “Evidence.”2015 June 18, Nate Chinen, “Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022:
- Derived terms
- nonsyncopated, unsyncopated