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adj. - Not suitable to your tastes or needs adj. - Used of plant stock or scions; Very unfavorable to life or growth.

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Usage examples (36)
  • The uncongenial roommates were always fighting
  • He believed that I had marked artistic talent and that I should not be forced to waste it in uncongenial work.
  • After a short and "uncongenial" employment with Hallensteins, Charles became one of New Zealand's foremost literary figures, founding the literary journal Landfall in 1946.
  • "uncongenial," the "friendly parting before any bitterness creeps in," and the "free to decide our lives in some happier and wiser way," rang false.
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