Incongruous Definition & Meaning
incongruous
- adjective
- lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"
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- What does incongruous mean?
- lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"
- What part of speech is incongruous?
- Incongruous is an adjective.