adj.
Pronunciation: - ' j ē -ny ə l, -n ē - ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1813
1 : not sympathetic or compatible < uncongenial roommates>
2 a : not fitted : UNSUITABLE <a soil uncongenial to most crops> b : not to one's taste : DISAGREEABLE <an uncongenial task>
– un · con · ge · nial · i · ty \ - ˌ j ē -n ē - ' a-l ə -t ē , - ˌ j ē n- ' ya- \ noun