inharmonious
[in-hahr-moh-nee-uh s]
- not harmonious; discordant; unmelodious.
- not congenial or compatible; discordant; disagreeing: It was unpleasant to spend an evening with such an inharmonious group.
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Origin of inharmonious
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Contemporary Examples of inharmonious
But a man-made code that is inharmonious with the moral law is an unjust law.
Historical Examples of inharmonious
And once more, the inharmonious and unseemly nature can only tend to disproportion?
The RepublicPlato
The connection is often abrupt and inharmonious, and far from clear.
PhilebusPlato
How inharmonious a setting, then, for Dr. Sevier, was 3½ Carondelet street!
Dr. SevierGeorge W. Cable
Their music is for the most part religious, inharmonious, and unmelodious.
The Great White Tribe in FilipiniaPaul T. Gilbert
It was all so grotesque, so empty, so play-actor-like—so inharmonious with Death!
The Wind BlowethBrian Oswald Donn-Byrne
inharmonious
- Also: inharmonic (ˌɪnhɑːˈmɒnɪk) lacking harmony; discordant
- lacking accord or agreement
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Word Origin and History for inharmonious
1711, from in- (1) "not" + harmonious. Related: Inharmoniously.
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