Incompatible \In`com*pat"i*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + compatible:
cf. F. incompatible.]
[It was formerly sometimes written
incompetible.]
1. Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of
harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in
thought or being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons
of incompatible tempers; incompatible colors, desires,
ambition.
A strength and obduracy of character incompatible
with his meek and innocent nature. --Southey.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |