Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-CON'GRU-OUS
IN-CON-GRU'I-TYIN-CON'GRU-OUS-LY
IN-CON'GRU-OUS, a. [L. incongruus.]
Not congruous; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper. The dress of a seaman on a judge would be deemed incongruous with his character and station.
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