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unconventional [ˌʌnkənˈvenʃənl] ADJ

unconditional [ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənl] ADJ

unconvincing [ˌʌnkənˈvɪnsɪŋ] ADJ

unconcerned [ˌʌnkənˈsɜːrnd, Brit -ˈsɜːnd] ADJ (not worried)

unconnected [ˌʌnkəˈnektɪd] ADJ

unconvinced [ˌʌnkənˈvɪnst] ADJ

I . colonial [kəˈloʊniəl, Brit -ˈləʊ-] ADJ

II . colonial [kəˈloʊniəl, Brit -ˈləʊ-] N

colono(-a) m (f)

I . centennial [senˈteniəl] esp Am, centenary [ˈsentəneri, Brit senˈtiːnəri] <-ies> esp Brit N

II . centennial [senˈteniəl] esp Am, centenary [ˈsentəneri, Brit senˈtiːnəri] <-ies> esp Brit ADJ

genial [ˈdʒiːniəl] ADJ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He was intended for the legal profession, which he did not enter, but for some years was obliged to follow a business which was uncongenial to his tastes.
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It could also be the case that he found retirement uncongenial and got a cab licence just to have something to do, simply to stay involved in the workforce.
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In the middle of the 16th century, new renaissance residential building was added and whole complex become uncongenial.
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But in 1847 a sense of duty compelled him to take a far more laborious and uncongenial appointment.
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The rest see only the punishing hours, the pointlessness of putting commas in the right places and the uncongenial colleagues.
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The book begins with her arrival unaccompanied by train, to find that her holiday aunt's uncongenial children had caught whooping cough.
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And then it will be necessary to do that most uncongenial of things to this administration.
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She found this last role uncongenial, and the strain of performing it numerous times during that season brought on something of a vocal crisis, from which she successfully recovered.
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However, the uncongenial profession affected his health, which was never strong, and he began to study engraving.
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The modern age, however, is proving an uncongenial habitat for musicals.
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