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incongruous
What does incongruous mean?
incongruous (adjective): lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use incongruous in a sentence?
- A joke that was incongruous with polite conversation. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- A plan incongruous with reason. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce incongruous?
/ɪŋˈkɔŋɹuəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does incongruous come from?
From Latin incongruus, from in- (“not”) + congruus (“congruent”), equivalent to in- + congruous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to incongruous
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition
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lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
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well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient
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without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
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