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incongruous Definition


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incongruous
adj
    1. Out of place; unsuitable; inappropriate.
    2. Incompatible or out of keeping with it.
      Thesaurus: inconsistent, unconnected, discrepant, inapt, contradictory, divergent, incompatible, unrelated, disparate, discordant, conflicting; Antonym: coordinated, harmonious, coherent, related.
      Form: incongruous with something (often)
      Form: incongruous to something
Derivative: incongruity
noun
    Derivative: incongruously
    adverb
      Derivative: incongruousness
      noun
        Etymology: 17c: from Latin incongruus; see congruous.



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