dis·crep·ant (d -skr p  nt)adj. Marked by discrepancy; disagreeing. [Middle English discrepaunt, from Latin discrep  ns, discrepant-, present participle of discrepre, to disagree : dis-, apart; see dis- + crepre, to rattle.]dis·crep ant·ly adv. |
discrepant [dɪˈskrɛpənt]
adj
inconsistent; conflicting; at variance
[from Latin discrepāns, from discrepāre to differ in sound, from dis-1 + crepāre to be noisy]
discrepantly adv
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| Adj. | 1. | discrepant - not compatible with other facts inconsistent - displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap" |
| 2. | discrepant - not in agreement incongruous - lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation" | |
| 3. | discrepant - not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements" discordant - not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas" |
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