incongruous

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. adjective lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

Etymology

From Latin incongruus, from in- (“not”) + congruus (“congruent”), equivalent to in- + congruous.

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