incongruously
/ˌɪŋkˈɔŋɹuəsli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In an incongruous manner.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English incongruous Middle English -ly English -ly English incongruously From incongruous + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more incongruously (comparative)
most incongruously (superlative)