Unconformably

Unconformably
Unconformable Un`con*form"a*ble, a. 1. Not conformable; not agreeable; not conforming. [1913 Webster]

Moral evil is an action unconformable to it [the rule of our duty]. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]

2. (Geol.) Not conformable; not lying in a parallel position; as, unconformable strata. [1913 Webster] -- {Un`con*form"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Un`con*form"a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]


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