Associations to the word «Discrepant»

Wiktionary

DISCREPANT, adjective. Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
DISCREPANT, noun. (archaic) A dissident.

Dictionary definition

DISCREPANT, adjective. Not compatible with other facts.
DISCREPANT, adjective. Not in agreement.
DISCREPANT, adjective. Not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.