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Added 9 October 2026

incongruous

/ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs/ adjective

In Latin: alienus Wiktionary

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Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
Of two numbers, with respect to a third, such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder.
20 and 25 are incongruous with respect to 4.

Origin

From Latin incongruus, from in- (“not”) + congruus (“congruent”), equivalent to in- + congruous.

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