Thesaurus / congruous
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Further, the idea of hereditary high priesthood, or family sanctity at any rate, is thoroughly congruous to Oriental thought.
THE CRADLE OF MANKINDW.A. WIGRAMIt might have been expected that Lola would now quit California and return to more congruous surroundings.
LOLA MONTEZEDMUND B. D'AUVERGNEAll around is the irrational, that which is not congruous with reason.
COLLECTED PAPERS ON ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGYC. G. JUNGNothing less congruous with the writer's nature could be conceived.
CHARLOTTE BRONTT. WEMYSS REIDIt was urged at the end of the third chapter that it is congruous to credit mineral species with an internal power or force.
ON THE GENESIS OF SPECIESST. GEORGE MIVARTIn her search for a congruous room to work in, the idea of causing a pavilion to be erected in the elm vista occurred to her.
CASHEL BYRON'S PROFESSIONGEORGE BERNARD SHAWIt seemed to fit into the picture, as a wheel-chair accords with the spirit of Atlantic City, as a caléche is congruous to Quebec.
WHERE THE STRANGE TRAILS GO DOWNE. ALEXANDER POWELLAnyone less congruous as the bride-elect of the debonair Aristide Pujol it was impossible to imagine.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKETo blend them one with another into an harmonious or congruous whole surpasses my skill, or perhaps my diligence.
THE LIFE OF SIR JAMES FITZJAMES STEPHEN, BART., K.C.S.I.SIR LESLIE STEPHENThe figure was so congruous with its surroundings that she saw with surprise a face totally strange to her.
THE POWER AND THE GLORYGRACE MACGOWAN COOKEWORDS RELATED TO CONGRUOUS
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- material
- on the button
- on the nose
- pat
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