incongruous
in·cong·ruous
adjective
1.
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
- “a plan incongruous with reason”
- “incongruous behavior”
- “a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation”
Origin
From Latin incongruus, from in- (“not”) + congruus (“congruent”), equivalent to in- + congruous.
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