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Incongruent

Incongruent \In*con"gru*ent\, a. [L. incongruens. See In- not, and Congruent.] Incongruous.
--Sir T. Elyot.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
incongruent

mid-15c., from Latin incongruentem (nominative incongruens), from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + congruens (see congruent). Related: Incongruently.

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incongruent

a. 1 out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent 2 (context mathematics English) of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number

WordNet
incongruent

adj. not congruent [ant: congruent]

Usage examples of "incongruent".

I kept trying to picture the mating that had taken place-two symmetrical but incongruent dogs going at it in two dimensions.