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incongruous

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Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc.

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a plan incongruous with reason Source: Internet

incongruous behavior Source: Internet

a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation Source: Internet

All the better when I stumble across a place I never knew existed in an incongruous location. Source: Internet

Evolutionary game theory has been used to explain many seemingly incongruous phenomena in nature. Source: Internet

All this clutter seems incongruous with what makes the story truly sing: Young's spare depictions of the struggle to survive and find companionship in a barren world that hardens hearts and minds." Source: Internet

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