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Etymology
Etymology tree English incongruous Middle English -ly English -ly English incongruously From incongruous + -ly.
Meanings
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In an incongruous manner.
It was a long, long list[of problems], but Mr. Stink listened to everything she said as jolly Christmas songs played incongruously in the background.
2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:A burly Negro guard opened the door. Single file, past gleaming Cadillacs sitting incongruously in the low-ceilinged squat dusty garage, they followed him to a panel door in the rear.
1970, Wally Ferris, Across 110th, page 67:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more incongruously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most incongruously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
ca incòngruament (in an incongruous manner) · cs nemístně (in an incongruous manner) · fr de manière incongrue (in an incongruous manner) · it incongruentemente (in an incongruous manner) · de unpassenderweise (in an incongruous manner) · fr incongrûment (in an incongruous manner) · es de manera incongruente (in an incongruous manner) · pt de forma incongruente (in an incongruous manner) · pt incongruentemente (in an incongruous manner) · es incongruentemente (in an incongruous manner)