[syn: at variance(p), discrepant, dissonant]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The Egyptians were . . . the most oddly discrepant from
the rest in their manner of worship. --Cudworth.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Discrepant \Dis*crep"ant\, n.
A dissident. --J. Taylor.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
discrepant
adj 1: not compatible with other facts [syn: discrepant,
incompatible]
2: not in agreement [syn: discrepant, inconsistent]
3: not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely
discrepant statements" [syn: at variance(p), discrepant,
dissonant]