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   incongruous

   /ɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊəs/

   adjective

   • 1. not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something: "the duffel coat looked incongruous with the black dress she wore underneath" Similar out of placeout of keepinginappropriateunsuitableunsuitednot in harmonydiscordantdissonantconflictingclashingjarringwrongat oddsin oppositioncontrarycontradictoryirreconcilablestrangeoddabsurdbizarreoff-keyextraneousinformal:like a fish out of watersticking/standing out a milerare:disconsonantill-matchedill-assortedmismatchedunharmoniousinconsistentincompatibledifferentdissimilarcontrastingdisparatediscrepantOpposite appropriateharmonious

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin incongruus (from in- ‘not’ + congruus ‘agreeing, suitable’, from the verb congruere) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. incongruousness noun

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