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uncongenial

adj

Etymology

From un- + congenial.

  1. derived from genialis
  2. derived from génial
  3. prefixed as congenial — “con + genial”
  4. prefixed as uncongenial — “un + congenial”

Definitions

  1. Not congenial, compatible or sympathetic.

  2. Not appropriate

    Not appropriate; unsuitable.

  3. Not pleasing

    Not pleasing; disagreeable.

    • He found office life uncongenial, and eventually left the company.
    • A few days brought time into that general routine of small observances which make up ordinary existence; but never had Francesca felt herself in a more uncongenial atmosphere.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Incapable of being grafted.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA