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2 definitions • 3 examples
1
unusual
or different from what is around or from what is
generally
happening
:
Examples:
The new
computer
looked
incongruous in the
dark
book-filled
library
.
seem
incongruous It
seems
incongruous to have a woman as the
editor
of a men's
magazine
.
2
appearing
strange
or wrong
within
a
particular
situation
:
Examples:
Such a
modern
office
building
looks incongruous in the
quaint
little
town
.
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