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uncongenial

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uncongenial in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. very unfavorable to life or growth
    "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"
    hostile  uncongenial  unfriendly 
  2. not suitable to your tastes or needs
    "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"
    uncongenial  incompatible 
  3. used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted
    uncongenial 
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uncongenial in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (adjective) not congenial, compatible or sympathetic
  2. (adjective) (botany) incapable of being grafted
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