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incongruous

in·cong·ruous

UK/ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs/ US/ɪnˈkɒŋ.ɹʊu.ʌs/ uncommon

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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