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Adjective: incongruous  in'kóng-groo-us
  1. Lacking in harmony, compatibility or appropriateness
    "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behaviour"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"

See also: discrepant, inappropriate, incompatible, inconsistent, inharmonious, ironic, ironical, out of keeping, unfitting

Antonym: congruous

Encyclopedia: Incongruous