inconformableadj.
/ɪnkənˈfɔːməb(ə)l/ Not conformable; unconformable.
1. Not according in form, pattern, position, or character (to).
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > [adjective]
uncouthc1374
strangec1380
alienate1533
unconformable1593
disconformablec1600
inconformable1612
anomalous1646
unmodelled1650
disform1656
inconform1659
unattuned1792
unassimilating1796
anomalistic1802
1612 S. Sturtevant Metallica xi. 79 R. Define an inconformable inuention. A. An inuention..whose Protoplast..cannot be conformed to any former inuention in vse.
1665 J. Webb Vindic. Stone-Heng (1725) 169 In Position not much inconformable to that in our Antiquity.
1670 T. Garencières tr. Famous Conclave wherein Clement VIII was elected Pope 24 There was nothing more detestable in a man, nor inconformable to a Christian, than ingratitude.
1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. ii. 34 To evince the antiquity of their Rights, which are in many things inconformable with the Roman.
1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic xii. 413 So strong is our assurance of the universality of the principle..that, when an anomalous or inconformable instance actually arises, we seek at once for the means of eliminating it, or explaining it away.
2. Of persons: Not disposed or wont to conform; of incompliant disposition or practice: esp., in English History, Not conforming to the usages of the established Church.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [adjective] > not conforming to standard behaviour
irregular1395
unformalc1449
informalc1475
disordered1561
monstrous1568
odd1577
irregulate1579
exorbitant1613
free-spirited1613
exorbitating1632
inconformable1633
extravagant1650
inconform1659
eccentric1685
unconformable1702
outrageous1778
unconventional1840
erratic1841
kinky1844
Bohemian1846
radical1869
Bohemic1874
nonconforming1899
hard case1904
jazz1917
offbeat1922
deviant1935
deviate1945
oddball1945
left field1951
way out1955
boho1958
non-conformant1960
sideways1969
the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > deviation from normal standards of behaviour > one who
erratic1623
exorbitant1627
inconformable1633
non-conformant1654
original1675
nonconformista1677
eccentric1832
originalist1835
Bohemian1843
oddball1943
antisocial1945
left fielder1953
boho1958
alternative1982
1633 W. Ames Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies ii. 192 This calumniation concerning some inconformable suffered for a time.
a1662 P. Heylyn Cyprianus Anglicus (1668) 201 Two of the Lecturers in that Diocess..they found obstinately inconformable to the Kings Directions.
1861 W. S. Perry Hist. Church Eng. I. xvi. 592 There are scarcely any inconformable or troublesome ministers noted in this report.
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