unconformable

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I’m always going to talk about what makes people unconformable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

It is critical at a time of public health crisis to be aware of the line between panic and preparation, to speak tough and unconformable truths without being alarmist.

From Washington Times • Mar. 9, 2020

Consequently, Cambrian strata are usually unconformable on older rocks.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

Adj. irrelative†, irrespective, unrelated; arbitrary; independent, unallied; unconnected, disconnected; adrift, isolated, insular; extraneous, strange, alien, foreign, outlandish, exotic. not comparable, incommensurable, heterogeneous; unconformable &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

A danger, unconformable, but none the less real, skirted their isolated house, had at last, according to the woman, forced an entrance.

From The Gray Mask by Camp, Wadsworth