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Webster 1913 Edition


Discrepant

Dis-crep′ant

,
Adj.
[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.
The Egyptians were . . . the most oddly
discrepant
from the rest in their manner of worship.
Cudworth.

Dis-crep′ant

,
Noun.
A dissident.
J. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition


Discrepant

DISCREPANT

,
Adj.
Different; disagreeing; contrary.

Definition 2024


discrepant

discrepant

English

Adjective

discrepant (comparative more discrepant, superlative most discrepant)

  1. Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
    • Cudworth
      The Egyptians were [] the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship.
    • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 29:
      But the term ‘godlike’ [...] becomes exceedingly vague, for many gods have flourished in religious history, and their attributes have been discrepant enough.

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Noun

discrepant (plural discrepants)

  1. (archaic) A dissident.
    • Jeremy Taylor
      If you persecute heretics or discrepants, they unite themselves as to a common defence []

Latin

Verb

discrepant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of discrepō