Incongruently
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an incongruent way.
"The originally Teutophilic narrative veers decidedly in a new direction when an entry from a Francophilic 'American correspondent,' whose language is incongruently lush and hyperbolic, depicts Germans using tactics and combat procedures ..."
Example
More examples"The originally Teutophilic narrative veers decidedly in a new direction when an entry from a Francophilic 'American correspondent,' whose language is incongruently lush and hyperbolic, depicts Germans using tactics and combat procedures ..."
Etymology
From incongruent + -ly or in- + congruently.
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