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inharmonious

[in-hahr-moh-nee-uh s]
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adjective
  1. not harmonious; discordant; unmelodious.
  2. 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

First recorded in 1705–15; in-3 + harmonious
Related formsin·har·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverbin·har·mo·ni·ous·ness, noun
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  • And once more, the inharmonious and unseemly nature can only tend to disproportion?

  • The connection is often abrupt and inharmonious, and far from clear.

  • How inharmonious a setting, then, for Dr. Sevier, was 3½ Carondelet street!

    Dr. Sevier

    George W. Cable

  • Their music is for the most part religious, inharmonious, and unmelodious.

  • It was all so grotesque, so empty, so play-actor-like—so inharmonious with Death!

    The Wind Bloweth

    Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne

British Dictionary definitions for inharmonious

inharmonious

adjective
  1. Also: inharmonic (ˌɪnhɑːˈmɒnɪk) lacking harmony; discordant
  2. lacking accord or agreement
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Derived Formsinharmoniously, adverbinharmoniousness, noun
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Word Origin and History for inharmonious

adj.

1711, from in- (1) "not" + harmonious. Related: Inharmoniously.

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