Incongruous - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪnˈkɑːŋɡrʊəs|
Brit.
|ɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊəs|
adjective
- lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
a plan incongruous with reason
incongruous behavior
a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation
incongruous behavior
a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation
Extra examples
His outburst seemed incongruous to those who know him well.
...there's an incongruous modernism to the actor's performance in this period piece...
The new theatre looks utterly incongruous in its setting.
There is something incongruous about Oslo.
... it would be as incongruous to meet her at the end of a chapter as it would be to see the dawn break in the west ...
He ate enormously, with a zest which seemed incongruous with his spare frame.
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