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incongruous

adjective
  1. Made up of parts or qualities that are disparate or otherwise markedly lacking in consistency: discordant, discrepant, dissonant, incompatible, incongruent, inconsistent. See agree
  2. In sharp opposition: discrepant, incompatible, incongruent, inconsistent. Logic: repugnant. See agree
  3. Not suited to circumstances: improper, inappropriate, inapt, inept, malapropos, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable. Idiom: out of place. See agree, usual

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