Discordantly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Discordant \Dis*cord"ant\, a. [OE. discordant, descordaunt, OF.
     descordant, discordant, F. discordant, p. pr. of discorder,
     OF. also, descorder. See {Discord}, n.]
     1. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing;
        opposing; not harmonious.
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              The discordant elements out of which the emperor had
              compounded his realm did not coalesce. --Motley.
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     2. [See {Discord}, n.,
  
     2. ] (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord;
        harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds.
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              For still their music seemed to start
              Discordant echoes in each heart.      --Longfellow.
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     3. (Geol.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction
        of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by
        a fault.
  
     Syn: Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; repugnant;
          opposite; contrary; inconsistent; dissonant; harsh;
          jarring; irreconcilable. -- {Dis*cord"ant*ly}, adv. --
          {Dis*cord"ant*ness}, n. [R.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  discordantly
       adv : in a discordant manner; "the piece ended discordantly" [syn:
              {unharmoniously}]