Ill-assorted

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Badly matched, or unmatched.

    "He and Mrs Jonathan were a remarkable pair; one of those ill-assorted couples that you wonder at."

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ill-suitedill-timedimproperinadmissibleinapplicableinapposite

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"He and Mrs Jonathan were a remarkable pair; one of those ill-assorted couples that you wonder at."

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