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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kong-groo-uh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒŋ gru əs |
Definition of congruous
Origin :- c.1600, from Latin stem congru- (see congruent) + -ous.
- adj corresponding, suitable
- But the image is complete, congruous, and capable of being championed.
- Extract from : « Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol III » by John Cleveland
- All around is the irrational, that which is not congruous with reason.
- Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
- This is a fine illustration of an addendum that is congruous.
- Extract from : « How to See a Play » by Richard Burton
- He has a notion of the conduct that is congruous to love's nature.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Philippians » by Robert Rainy
- Moran in Magdalena Bay was consistent, congruous, and fitted into her environment.
- Extract from : « Moran of the Lady Letty » by Frank Norris
- They are so many atoms, not forming a congruous or harmonious whole.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 » by Various
- The mental set facilitates responses that are congruous with itself.
- Extract from : « Psychology » by Robert S. Woodworth
- It is congruous with the nature of Polytheism to admit some measure of toleration.
- Extract from : « The History of Freedom » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
- The lighting may always be dignified, impressive, and congruous.
- Extract from : « Artificial Light » by M. Luckiesh
- No doubt it would be more reasonable and more "congruous" that Bacon's book should suggest Bacon.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
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