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Incongruous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Incongruous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

"a plan incongruous with reason"

"incongruous behavior"

"a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"

2

Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.

Example Sentences
"a plan incongruous with reason" adjective
"incongruous behavior" adjective
"a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation" adjective
See Also
dissociable swear at dreamlike fitting incongruence jarring motley incongruity
Related Terms
Antonyms
congruent
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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