inharmonious
not harmonious; discordant; unmelodious.
not congenial or compatible; discordant; disagreeing: It was unpleasant to spend an evening with such an inharmonious group.
Origin of inharmonious
1Other words from inharmonious
- in·har·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverb
- in·har·mo·ni·ous·ness, noun
Words Nearby inharmonious
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How to use inharmonious in a sentence
But a man-made code that is inharmonious with the moral law is an unjust law.
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. | Alex Haley | January 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOur churches as a rule are shoddy and inharmonious affairs compared with those in England.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyNearing this, they heard the occasional inharmonious notes of an Indian flute among the trees.
The Way of an Indian | Frederic RemingtonUnusual as are the animals proportions, they are not inharmonious, and his appearance is eminently picturesque.
The Desert World | Arthur ManginIt should become familiar with spiritual language and modes of action, and meet nothing that is inharmonious with these.
Our Lady Saint Mary | J. G. H. Barry
It is possible that this objection helped Whistler to realise the inharmonious effect of a large signature on a picture.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
British Dictionary definitions for inharmonious
/ (ˌɪnhɑːˈməʊnɪəs) /
Also: inharmonic (ˌɪnhɑːˈmɒnɪk) lacking harmony; discordant
lacking accord or agreement
Derived forms of inharmonious
- inharmoniously, adverb
- inharmoniousness, noun
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