incongruously

adverb

as in inappropriately

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Recent Examples of incongruously Along beaches that had been stripped of their vegetation, icebergs sat incongruously high on rocks. — Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026 One side story, of a former pro athlete caught in a downward spiral of violence, addiction, and ill health, feels incongruously grim. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Mar. 2026 What remains is an incongruously passive and intense ride that feels eerily algorithmic throughout. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026 Every surreal interaction, every drab office, every incongruously adoring wife is another turn through the same loop. — 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 Where to Stay Recently opened and incongruously-located inside the city's half-glitzy, half-tacky Phoenix MarketCity shopping mall, Design Hotel by jüSTa is a quirky option from the creative team at Urban Studio in Mumbai. — David Jefferys, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incongruously
  1. inappropriately
  2. improperly
  3. wrongly
  4. incorrectly
  5. unsuitably
Adverb
  • In the 2003 film, the Dan Band’s sweaty, inappropriately exuberant version of the ’80s power ballad upstages Will Ferrell’s wedding.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The governor’s office inappropriately used $421,822 meant for their own office to subsidize other agencies.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of inappropriately
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  • The restaurant also had to discard food like roast beef, noodles, egg whites, rice and sausage after it was found to be improperly stored in the walk-in cooler.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • If the bill becomes law and the county challenges it, Pio Roda said county attorneys could argue that the state had improperly intruded into a local matter.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of improperly
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  • Robinson plays Henry, an enslaved person working on a plantation in Texas who’s wrongly accused of raping his master’s wife.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • And getting criticized as Pusilic has—rightly or wrongly—can add injury to injury.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of wrongly
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  • Correction, July 14 The original version of this story incorrectly described Rock's place of residence.
    — Kara Nesvig, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Ordinarily, fans would presume mistaken identity would apply if the yellow card had been incorrectly shown to a player other than Paredes.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of incorrectly
Adverb
  • The official investigation found no fault with either aircraft but that three planes had occupied the same airspace, which was deemed to have been unsuitably monitored over the Kharkiv region.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 June 2026
Definition of unsuitably

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