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incongruous

[ in-kong-groo-uhs ]
/ ɪnˈkɒŋ gru əs /
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adjective

out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts: an incongruous mixture of architectural styles.
inconsistent: actions that were incongruous with their professed principles.

Words related to incongruous

bizarre, inappropriate, contradictory, incoherent, incompatible, alien, conflicting, discordant, disparate, distorted, divergent, extraneous, fantastic, fitful, foreign, illogical, improper, inapt, inconsistent, irreconcilable

Words nearby incongruous

inconducive, inconel, inconformity, incongruent, incongruity, incongruous, inconnu, inconscient, inconsecutive, inconsequent, inconsequential

Origin of incongruous

First recorded in 1605–15, incongruous is from the Latin word incongruus inconsistent. See in-3, congruous

OTHER WORDS FROM incongruous

in·con·gru·ous·ly, adverbin·con·gru·ous·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH incongruous

congruous congruent incongruous incongruent
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British Dictionary definitions for incongruous

incongruous

incongruent

/ (ɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊəs) /

adjective

(when postpositive, foll by with or to) incompatible with (what is suitable); inappropriate
containing disparate or discordant elements or parts

Derived forms of incongruous

incongruously or incongruently, adverbincongruousness or incongruence, noun
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