incongruous

adj
/ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs/UK/ɪnˈkɑn.ɡɹu.əs/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from congruus
  2. prefixed as incongruous — “in + congruous

Definitions

  1. Not similar or congruent

    Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.

    • [P]erhaps he thought me, with my basket of summer fruit, and my lack of the dignity age confers, an incongruous figure in such a scene.
    • Ardent suns had likewise tanned his face till it was swarthy as a Spaniard's. The yellow mustache appeared incongruous in the midst of such swarthiness.
  2. Of two numbers, with respect to a third, such that their difference can not be divided by…

    Of two numbers, with respect to a third, such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder.

    • 20 and 25 are incongruous with respect to 4.

The neighborhood

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