Definition of Incongroous
In*con"gru*ous (?), a. [L.
incongruus. See In- not, and Congruous.]
Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of
harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate;
unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an
incongruous remark; incongruous behavior, action,
dress, etc. "Incongruous mixtures of opinions." I.
Taylor. "Made up of incongruous parts."
Macaulay.
Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of
harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men
takes cognizance. C. J. Smith.
Incongruous numbers (Arith.), two
numbers, which, with respect to a third, are such that their
difference can not be divided by it without a remainder, the two
numbers being said to be incongruous with respect to the
third; as, twenty and twenty-five are incongruous with respect
to four.
Syn. -- Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious;
disagreeing; absurd; inappropriate; unfit; improper. See
Inconsistent.
-- In*con"gru*ous*ly, adv. --
In*con"gru*ous*ness, n.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
The old camper looked a bit incongrous in an upscale neighborhood, but he enjoyed traveling in it.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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