そぐわない

i-adjective

unsuitable; not matching; out of character

Used to describe something that does not fit a person, situation, or expectation. Often appears in the pattern 〜にそぐわない.

See also: そぐう

• 彼かれの軽かるい冗じょう談だんは、その場ばの雰ふん囲い気きにそぐわなかった。

  His light joke was out of keeping with the atmosphere of the occasion.

• その派は手でな服ふくは、彼かの女じょの性せい格かくにそぐわない。

  Those flashy clothes don't suit her personality.