Meaning of incongruous in English
Qualitative Adjective
incongruousEtymology
early 17th century: from Latin incongruus (from in-‘not’ + congruus‘agreeing, suitable’, from the verb congruere) + -ousDefinitions
1. lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriatenessExamples
- « a plan incongruous with reason »
- « incongruous behavior »
- « a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation »
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