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<hw>In*con"gru*ent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>incongruens</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Congruent</er>.]</ety> <def>Incongruous.</def>

<i>Sir T. Elyot.</i>

<h1>Incongruity</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In`con*gru"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Incongruities</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>congruity</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incongruit\'82</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The quality or state of being incongruous; want of congruity; unsuitableness; inconsistency; impropriety.</def>

<blockquote>The fathers make use of this acknowledgment of the <b>incongruity</b> of images to the Deity, from thence to prove the <b>incongruity</b> of the worship of them. <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Disagreement of parts; want of symmetry or of harmony.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>That which is incongruous; want of congruity.</def>

<h1>Incongruous</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In*con"gru*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>incongruus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Congruous</er>.]</ety> <def>Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; <as>as, an <ex>incongruous</ex> remark; <ex>incongruous</ex> behavior, action, dress, etc.</as></def> "<i>Incongruous</i> mixtures of opinions." <i>I. Taylor</i>. "Made up of <i>incongruous</i> parts."

<i>Macaulay.</i>

<blockquote>Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance. <i>C. J. Smith.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Incongruous numbers</col> <fld>(Arith.)</fld>, <cd>two numbers, which, with respect to a third, are such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder, the two numbers being said to be <i>incongruous<i> with respect to the third; as, twenty-five are <i>incongruous<i> with respect to four.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious; disagreeing; absurd; inappropriate; unfit; improper. See <er>Inconsistent</er>.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>In*con"gru*ous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>In*con"gru*ous*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Inconnected</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In`con*nect"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not connected; disconnected.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Warburton.</i>

<h1>Inconnection</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In`con*nec"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Disconnection.</def>

<h1>Inconnexedly</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In`con*nex"ed*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>connexed</ets> (p. p. of <ets>connex</ets>) + <ets>-ly</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not connectedly; without connection.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Inconscionable</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In*con"scion*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Unconscionable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Inconscious</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In*con"scious</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Unconscious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>