Hypertext Webster Gateway: "incompatible"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incompatible \In`com*pat"i*ble\, n. (Med. & Chem.)
An incompatible substance; esp., in pl., things which can not
be placed or used together because of a change of chemical
composition or of opposing medicinal qualities; as, the
incompatibles of iron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incompatible \In`com*pat"i*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + compatible:
cf. F. incompatible.] [It was formerly sometimes written
{incompetible}.]
1. Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of
harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in
thought or being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons
of incompatible tempers; incompatible colors, desires,
ambition.
A strength and obduracy of character incompatible
with his meek and innocent nature. --Southey.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
incompatible
adj 1: not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible
colors" [ant: {compatible}]
2: used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or
neutralize each other's effect [syn: {antagonistic}] [ant:
{synergistic}]
3: not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial
roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial
to one sensitive to rebuffs" [syn: {uncongenial}] [ant: {congenial}]
4: (computers) incapable of being used with or connected to
other devices or components without modification [ant: {compatible}]
5: of words so related that one contrasts with the other;
"`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms" [syn: {contrastive}]
6: not easy to combine harmoniously [syn: {ill-sorted}, {mismated},
{unsuited}]
7: not compatible with other facts [syn: {discrepant}]
8: not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely
inappropriate behavior" [syn: {inappropriate}, {out or
keeping(p)}, {unfitting}]
9: used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of
blending into a stable homogeneous mixture
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