Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Discrepant \Dis*crep"ant\, a. [L. discrepans, -antis, p. pr. of
discrepare to sound differently or discordantly; dis- +
crepare to rattle, creak: cf. OF. discrepant. See
{Crepitate}.]
Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different.
The Egyptians were . . . the most oddly discrepant from
the rest in their manner of worship. --Cudworth.
Discrepant \Dis*crep"ant\, n.
A dissident. --J. Taylor.
Source : WordNet®
discrepant
adj 1: not compatible with other facts [syn: {incompatible}]
2: not in agreement [syn: {inconsistent}]
3: not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely
discrepant statements" [syn: {at variance(p)}]