incongruous
adjective
out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming.
incongruously
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a word derived from
incongruous.
Example Sentences
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In fact, the bulk of this novel is devoted to earthly concerns—Iris’s deepening relationship with Geoffrey and, incongruously, her career aspirations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
When Pascal finally slaps Phoenix across the face, the joke is gone and what’s left is a petty, pathetic standoff, scored to Perry’s incongruously perky anthem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Most incongruously of all, outside a makeshift plastic doorway on a corner of the ground floor, next to piles of rubble and rubbish, stands a headless mannequin, wearing a wedding gown.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
Kissinger was pudgy and messy but incongruously acquired a reputation as a ladies’ man in the staid Nixon administration.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Among nine men he looked incongruously small, Ugwu thought, as they walked along.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
