Main Entry: dis·crep·ant

Pronunciation: \-pənt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English discrepaunt, from Latin discrepant-, discrepans, present participle of discrepare to sound discordantly, from dis- + crepare to rattle, creak — more at raven

Date: 15th century

: being at variance : disagreeing <widely discrepant conclusions>

— dis·crep·ant·ly adverb