Meaning & use
Incongruously
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In a way that is out of place, inconsistent, or not in harmony with the surrounding context.
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The modern skyscraper stood incongruously among the medieval buildings.
He laughed incongruously at the funeral, drawing disapproving stares.
A note on using this word
Useful for describing something that clashes with its setting or context, whether visually, tonally, or behaviorally.
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appropriatelyfittingly
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