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uncongenial /ʌnkənˈdʒiːnɪəl /adjective1(Of a person) not friendly or pleasant to be with: uncongenial dining companions...- The social upheavals and conflicts, the end of tsarist-style deference, and in particular the flow of peasants into the towns had meant that in public people were uncongenial and at home led narrow lives.
- Well, seeing as I seem to be at my rudest and my uncongenial when around you, I certainly hope not.
- He was seen as an effective leader, despite being taciturn and uncongenial.
1.1Unsuitable and therefore unlikely to promote success or well-being: the religious climate proved uncongenial to such ideas...- Further, the style of Siloti's artistic life was utterly uncongenial to the post-1914 era and especially the American world.
- Grenville found the post uncongenial and his successes were few.
- There is not much artistic possibility to be found in caring for a sick friend, enduring an unhappy marriage, performing uncongenial work.
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