incompatible

CEFRC1

/ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/

adjective

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adjective
Unable to exist, work, or agree together.
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adjective
Extra detail
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.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.
Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.
Of two or more things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.

In context

My phone is incompatible with the latest version of this app.
the incompatibles of iron
Courts of equity are in many instances so nice and intricate, that they are incompatible with the genius of trials by jury.

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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...
"You did not visit High Barn?" "Oh no." "But there was no particular reason why you should not?" "Why do you ask me that?" she demanded quickly, and in a tone that was quite incompatible with the simple inquiry.
1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados
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
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

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Borrowed from French incompatible.