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incongruous adj

Incongruous means out of place. Explore the term's definition, IPA/phonetic pronunciation, and usage examples.

Definition of incongruous

  • out of place
  • not matching

Usage examples of incongruous

The clown costume looked incongruous at the serious business meeting.

A luxury hotel seemed incongruous in the middle of the abandoned mining town.

His cheerful smile was incongruous with the bad news he was delivering.

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