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incongruent Definition

in·con·gru·ent (in′käŋ′gro̵̅o̅ ənt)

adjective

not congruent

Etymology: L incongruens

incongruent Related Forms
in·con′·gru·ence noun in·con′·gru·ently adverb
incongruent Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • counterpart: Trinity Term 1998 Answer TWO questions in TWO hours 1. How does parity violation bear on Kant's problem of incongruent counterparts?
  • melting: The solid products of incongruent melting are concentrated in the mobilizates, and are not distributed through the rock.
  • information: The time-course and polarity of this ERP response is consistent with the detection of incongruent syllable information.

Modifying Another Word

  • seemingly: The poet takes great joy in parsing together seemingly disparate words and evoking a sundry whole, a demulcent of the seemingly incongruent.
  • apparently: But if it gives an indication of the range of approaches, how can we reconcile such apparently incongruent perspectives?
  • so: This type of provision seemed so incongruent to the needs of our patients.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: This type of provision seemed so incongruent to the needs of our patients.