as in inappropriately
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Recent Examples of incongruously
Every surreal interaction, every drab office, every incongruously adoring wife is another turn through the same loop.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Also incongruously quick for his size is Tustin junior defensive lineman Jeremiah Williams (6-1, 311).
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Also incongruously quick for his size is Tustin junior defensive lineman Jeremiah Williams (6-1, 311).
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incongruously
Adverb
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The passenger claimed Riley noticed the kids were watching, but continued to act inappropriately, at one point allegedly appearing to perform oral sex.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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During the previous school year, the boy strangled and choked a teacher and pulled up a female classmate’s dress and touched her inappropriately on the school playground, the lawsuit claims.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Gabbard denied behaving improperly and suggested the accusations were politically motivated.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Broth was being improperly cooled in the walk-in refrigerator.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Warrem sued the planning agency two years ago, claiming she was wrongly retaliated against for reporting mistakes in how drivers were being charged to use the South Bay tollway.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Much of the offseason ACC hype centered on Wade and NC State — not wrongly so — but are people forgetting about Ryan Odom and Virginia?—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Employees incorrectly used latex gloves for food preparation.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The recall was initiated because products containing wheat were incorrectly placed into packaging that doesn't list the presence of wheat, according to the FDA.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Incongruously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruously. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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