discrepant

discrepant
discrepantly, adv.
/di skrep"euhnt/, adj.
(usually of two or more objects, accounts, findings etc.) differing; disagreeing; inconsistent: discrepant accounts.
[1400-50; late ME < L discrepant- (s. of discrepans), prp. of discrepare to sound discordant, equiv. to dis- DIS-1 + crepare to crack, creak; see -ANT]

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  • Discrepant — Dis*crep ant, a. [L. discrepans, antis, p. pr. of discrepare to sound differently or discordantly; dis + crepare to rattle, creak: cf. OF. discrepant. See {Crepitate}.] Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different. [1913 Webster] The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • discrepant — inconsistent, *inconsonant, discordant, incompatible, incongruous, uncongenial, unsympathetic Analogous words: divergent, disparate, *different, diverse Antonyms: identical (as accounts, explanations) Contrasted words: agreeing, squaring,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • discrepant — [adj] disagreeing at variance, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, different, differing, disconsonant, discordant, disparate, dissonant, divergent, diverse, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, unmixable, varying;… …   New thesaurus

  • discrepant — [di skrep′ənt; ] also [ dis′krə pənt] adj. [ME discrepante < L discrepans] lacking agreement; differing; at variance; inconsistent discrepantly adv …   English World dictionary

  • discrepant — adjective Etymology: Middle English discrepaunt, from Latin discrepant , discrepans, present participle of discrepare to sound discordantly, from dis + crepare to rattle, creak more at raven Date: 15th century being at variance ; disagreeing …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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