Both Uses of
incongruous
in
Treasure Island
- He was clothed with tatters of old ship's canvas and old sea-cloth, and this extraordinary patchwork was all held together by a system of the most various and incongruous fastenings, brass buttons, bits of stick, and loops of tarry gaskin.†
Chpt 15
- I could just make out that he had a book as well as a knife in his hand, and was still wondering how anything so incongruous had come in their possession when...
Chpt 29 *incongruous = lacking in compatibility or appropriateness
Definition:
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(incongruous) out of place; or lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness