incomprehensive
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- incomprehensively adverb
- incomprehensiveness noun
Etymology
Origin of incomprehensive
First recorded in 1645–55; in- 3 + comprehensive
Example Sentences
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The space embraces all kinds of contradictions — cold but intimate, remote yet accessible, incomprehensive yet inclusive.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2017
As a retrospective survey it was slanted and incomprehensive; as a concert it was clear-headed, sturdy and engaging, with Mr. Marsalis himself in superlative form.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2011
Methinks it brings us Just so much the nearer the incomprehensive First cause of preservation.
From Nathan the Wise; a dramatic poem in five acts by Taylor, William
The latter's astonishment had reached its maximum; the boy's actions were utterly incomprehensive to him.
From The Delight Makers by Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse
He leaned upon his rake looking after her, his gray eyes gathered into an incomprehensive squint.
From Tess of the Storm Country by White, Grace Miller
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