Incongruous – not in harmony or in keeping with the surroundings
(Pronunciation in-kon-groo-uhs)
REMEMBER MEANING OF INCONGRUOUS
Not in harmony or keeping with surroundings. Not what is correct or proper.
In Congress (incongruous): he was wearing something completely inappropriate and out of keeping with his surroundings.
Examples of incongruous in a sentence
As Sally rode the bus a man sat next to her, he was entirely incongruous in his features.
These passages written in this old book are incongruous to the time it was written.
His behaviour became erratic, completely incongruous to how he normally operated.
