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comparative more incompatible, superlative most incompatible
Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities. quotations examples
Courts of equity are in many instances so nice and intricate, that they are incompatible with the genius of trials by jury.
1788, Publius [pseudonym; Alexander Hamilton], “Number LXXXIII”, in The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, […] , volume II, New York, N.Y.: […] J. and A. M‘Lean, […]
After the story was published, Hunter stated that the temple's executive committee informed him that such statements were incompatible with being a rabbi.
2019 February 27, Jeremy Pelzer, “Green Party presidential hopeful says he was fired as rabbi because of Israel criticism”, in cleveland.com
(chemistry) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines. examples
plural incompatibles
(medicine, chemistry, chiefly in the plural) An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities. examples
(philosophy) A consequent of a contrary. quotations examples
Incompatibles are consequents of contraries. For example, sleeping and waking are contraries, and snoring is associated with sleepers. So snoring and waking are incompatibles.
2004, Boethius, translated by Eleonore Stump, In Ciceronis Topica