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inconˈcinnity Obs. or arch. [ad. L. inconcinnitās inelegance, impropriety, f. inconcinn-us: see inconcinn and -ity.] Want of concinnity, congruousness, or proportion; inelegance, awkwardness; impropriety, unsuitableness.
1616Bullokar, Inconcinnitie, vnaptnes: ill agreeing, disproportion. 1630Prynne Anti-Armin. 160 This Text in respect of the inconcinnity of this phrase, and its incongruity to the Elect..cannot be aptly accommodated to them. a1655Vines Lord's Supp. (1677) 396 He hath corrected all inconcinnity by the glass, and composed his dress. 1664H. More Myst. Iniq. 357 So are there also several Inconcinnities in it, and even Historical Defects. 1857Trench Defic. Eng. Dict. 18 As..other little-used words are introduced, there is at least an inconcinnity in omitting these. 1861― Ep. Seven Ch. (ed. 2) 15 There is a certain apparent inconcinnity in the abstract βασιλείαν joined with the concrete ἱερεῖς. |