inˈcongruently, adv.
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In an incongruent manner; incongruously.
| 1568 C. Watson Polyb. 19 a, Oftentimes of this fashion erreth Philinus incongruently and without reson. 1632 Massinger & Field Fatal Dowry iv. i, What fouler object in the world, than to see a young, fair, handsome beauty unhandsomely dighted, and incongruently accoutred? 1933 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. XXV. 277 Fayalite melts incongruently with separation of iron. 1970 Nature 19 Dec. 1144/1 The ruby laser permits fairly fast deposition rates even of ‘difficult’ materials and, in particular, allows preparation of thin films of compounds that normally evaporate incongruently. |