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INCONGRUOUSLY

\ɪnkˈɒnɡɹuːəsli], \ɪnkˈɒnɡɹuːəsli], \ɪ_n_k_ˈɒ_n_ɡ_ɹ_uː_ə_s_l_i]\

Definitions of INCONGRUOUSLY

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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in an incongruous manner; "his shirttails stuck out from his tuxedo pants somewhat incongruously"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

in an incongruous manner; "his shirttails stuck out from his tuxedo pants somewhat incongruously"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

adv. Unsuitably ; unfitly.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Improperly, unfitly.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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