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uncongenial

un·con·ge·nial

uncommon

adjective

1.

not suitable to your tastes or needs

  • “the uncongenial roommates were always fighting”
  • “the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs”
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2.

very unfavorable to life or growth

  • “a hostile climate”
  • “an uncongenial atmosphere”
  • “an uncongenial soil”
  • “the unfriendly environment at high altitudes”
3.

used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted

Origin

From un- + congenial.

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