Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - incongruous
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Incongruous
incongruous
adjective Etymology: Late Latin incongruus, from Latin in- + congruus congruous Date: 1611 lacking congruity: as a. not harmonious ; incompatible ~ colors b. not conforming ; disagreeing conduct ~ with principle c. inconsistent within itself an ~ story d. lacking propriety ; unsuitable ~ manners • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun
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1.
adj. 1 out of place; absurd. 2 (often foll. by with) disagreeing; out of keeping. Derivatives incongruity n. (pl. -ies). incongruously adv. incongruousness n. Etymology: L incongruus (as IN-(1), CONGRUOUS) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
3.
1. несоответствующий, несообразный; несочетаемый; несовместимый incongruous colours —- плохо сочетающиеся цвета incongruous story —- нелогичный рассказ conduct incongruous with his principles —- поведение, не согласующееся с его принципами 2. неуместный, неприличный incongruous manners —- неприличные манеры ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
adj. 1) несоответственный, несовместимый (with) 2) неуместный, нелепый Syn: see disparate ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
Someone or something that is incongruous seems strange when considered together with other aspects of a situation. (FORMAL) She was small and fragile and looked incongruous in an army uniform... ADJ • incongruously ...buildings perched incongruously in a high green valley. ADV: ADV after v, ADV adj/-ed ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ adj something that is incongruous seems strange and unsuitable because it is so unexpected in a particular situation and so different from everything around it (The modern building looked incongruous in such a quaint old village.) - incongruously adv - incongruousness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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