Discrepant, a.
Etymology: [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.
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Discrepant, n.
A dissident. J. Taylor.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for discrepant; he lists it under incongruous.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.