UNCONGENIAL

uncongenial

(adjective) used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted

uncongenial, incompatible

(adjective) not suitable to your tastes or needs; “the uncongenial roommates were always fighting”; “the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs”

hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly

(adjective) very unfavorable to life or growth; “a hostile climate”; “an uncongenial atmosphere”; “an uncongenial soil”; “the unfriendly environment at high altitudes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

uncongenial (comparative more uncongenial, superlative most uncongenial)

Not congenial, compatible or sympathetic.

Not appropriate; unsuitable.

Not pleasing; disagreeable.

(botany) Incapable of being grafted.

Source: Wiktionary



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