incongruous (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
examples a plan incongruous with reason
incongruous behavior
a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation
Outgoing links
Derivationally related form incongruous → incongruousness
Derivationally related form incongruous → incongruity
Antonym incongruous → congruous
Similar to discrepant, inconsistent; inappropriate, incompatible, out or keeping(p), unfitting; inharmonious; ironic, ironical
Incoming links
Antonym congruous → incongruous
Similar to discrepant, inconsistent; inappropriate, incompatible, out or keeping(p), unfitting; inharmonious; ironic, ironical
Derived from adjective incongruously → incongruous
Derivationally related form incongruousness → incongruous
Derivationally related form incongruity → incongruous

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