incongruously
/ˌɪŋˈkɔːŋɹuːəsli/ing-KAWNG-roo-uh-slee
/ˌɪŋˈkɔŋɹuəsli/ing-KAWNG-roo-uh-slee
Meaningin a way that is not agreeing
Common meaning: in an incongruous way
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- congruto come together, agreeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 420 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘in, into’ + ‘to come together, agree’ → incongruously
Journey through time
- Latincongruō, -ere‘to come together, agree’
- Englishincongruous‘out of place’
- Englishformed in English from incongruousincongruously‘in an incongruous way’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way that is not agreeing. It can be inferred from any of: incongruous.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from incongruous + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- congruō, -ere Latin “to come together, agree”
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