'Congruous' definitions:

Definition of 'congruous'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Corresponding in character or kind [syn: congruous, congruent] [ant: incongruous]
adjective
Suitable or appropriate together

Definition of 'Congruous'

From: GCIDE
  • Congruous \Con"gru*ous\, a. [L. congruus, fr. congruere to come together, to coincide, to agree. Of uncertain origin.] Suitable or concordant; accordant; fit; harmonious; correspondent; consistent. [1913 Webster]
  • Not congruous to the nature of epic poetry. --Blair. [1913 Webster]
  • It is no ways congruous that God should be always frightening men into an acknowledgment of the truth. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]

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