Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Uncongenial.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Not congenial; uncongenial.
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- adjective Not
congenial .
Etymologies
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Examples
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There are, however, other causes, although in themselves not sufficient to account for the great excess of deaths over births, as is found to occur in some Northern cities, and these are such as are incident to incongenial climate and a condition involving all the exposures and hardships which accompany a people of lower caste.
History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George Washington Williams
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_First_, those who felt that defeat was intolerable, and a residence in this country incongenial.
History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George Washington Williams
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When the gospel is preached to an ignorant, illiterate, semi-savage people, the seed is sown in an incongenial soil, and the product will be in accordance with the soil in which the seed is sown.
A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on Slavery A. Woodward
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Mrs. Stanton spoke warmly in defence of her resolutions, declaring incongenial marriage, particularly when the husband is vicious and brutal, to be legal prostitution.
The Woman's Rights Anniversary Staff 1860
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The north may have a few species which are restricted by climate; the south also has a climate which is suited to many which find the north incongenial to their constitutions.
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The article cited at the end has a chilling list of cases where free speech incongenial to the gay lobby was published.
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