incomprehensible
Americanadjective
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impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- Synonyms:
- obscure, bewildering, baffling
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Archaic. limitless; not limited or capable of being limited.
adjective
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incapable of being understood; unintelligible
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archaic limitless; boundless
Other Word Forms
- incomprehensibility noun
- incomprehensibleness noun
- incomprehensibly adverb
- superincomprehensible adjective
- superincomprehensibleness noun
- superincomprehensibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of incomprehensible
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word incomprehēnsibilis. See in- 3, comprehensible
Example Sentences
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Appalled by the incomprehensible waste—Hiroshima was still weeks away—he searched for precedent in myth and antiquity, alighting at once on the North African city of Carthage.
Wingtech representatives responded that the Dutch intervention was "incomprehensible" and meant the row "degenerated needlessly".
From Barron's
The artificial-intelligence investment theme can include a lot of hype about demand, colorful language about the future of work, incomprehensible descriptions of computing power, and technical jargon that would test even the nerdiest of experts.
From Barron's
“We are grieving as a family over this incomprehensible tragic accident and we grieve the loss of our beloved grandson, Anthony,” they said at the time.
From Los Angeles Times
The first action sequence is incomprehensible, but they get better throughout.
From Los Angeles Times
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