uncongenial
Use Uncongenial in a sentence
yəl adjective
1.
agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.
2.
suited or adapted in spirit, feeling, temper, etc.; compatible: a congenial couple.
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Uncongenial
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congenial (kənˈdʒiːnjəl, -nɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | friendly, pleasant, or agreeable: a congenial atmosphere to work in |
| 2. | having a similar disposition, tastes, etc; compatible; sympathetic |
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| congeniality | |
| —n | |
| con'genialness | |
| —n | |
| con'genially | |
| —adv | |
| uncongenial (ˌʌnkənˈdʒiːnjəl, -nɪəl) | |
| —adj | |
| not friendly, pleasant, or agreeable | |
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Word Origin & History
congenial
1620s, "kindred, sympathetic," from L. com- "together" + genialis "of birth," thus, "kindred." Sense of "agreeable" is first recorded 1711. Related: Congeniality (1620s).
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Example sentences
The atmosphere became uncongenial to special pleading and to the urging of a parochial point of view by a particular agency.
The particulars of his life in an uncongenial diplomatic exile need not concern us.
Anything politically uncongenial he simply would not do.
Once again, senior policy advisers had brushed aside intelligence judgments they found uncongenial or unlikely to sell.
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