inconcinnous

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English

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Etymology

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Latin inconcinnus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɪŋkənˈsɪnəs/

Adjective

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inconcinnous (comparative more inconcinnous, superlative most inconcinnous)

  1. (obsolete) Not concinnous; unsuitable; discordant.
    • 1721, Alexander Malcolm, A Treatise of Musick:
      A most remarkable Distinction of Systems is into concinnous and inconcinnous

References

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inconcinnous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.