uncongenial
pronunciation
How to pronounce uncongenial in British English:
UK [ˌʌnkənˈdʒi:niəl]
How to pronounce uncongenial in American English:
US [ˌʌnkənˈdʒinjəl]
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- Adjective:
- not suitable to your tastes or needs
- very unfavorable to life or growth
- used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted
Word Origin
- uncongenial (adj.)
- 1749, from un- (1) "not" + congenial (adj.).
Example
- 1. Gravity was uncongenial to her and she made light even of grave things .
- 2. Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation .
- 3. Their work had been uncongenial to the social structure and traditions of the .
- 4. The religious climate at the time was uncongenial to new ideas .
- 5. The uncongenial roommates were always fighting ; the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs .