incongruent

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incongruent (comparative more incongruent, superlative most incongruent)

  1. out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent
    The yellow blazer was incongruent for the funeral.
    Her knowledge of world politics was incongruent in someone so young.
  2. (mathematics) of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number

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Etymology [edit]

From in- +‎ congruent.

Adjective [edit]

incongruent (comparative incongruenter, superlative incongruentst)

  1. incongruent, incompatible, not in agreement
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