incomprehensible

[ in-kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl, in-kom- ]
/ ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl, ɪnˌkɒm- /
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adjective

impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
Archaic. limitless; not limited or capable of being limited.

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Origin of incomprehensible

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word incomprehēnsibilis.See in-3, comprehensible

OTHER WORDS FROM incomprehensible

Words nearby incomprehensible

incomplete foot presentation, incomplete fracture, incomplete metamorphosis, incompletion, incompliant, incomprehensible, incomprehension, incomprehensive, incompressible, incomputable, inconceivable
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Words related to incomprehensible

unimaginable, unintelligible, puzzling, impenetrable, opaque, unfathomable, baffling, mystifying, inconceivable, cryptic, enigmatic, inscrutable, mysterious, obscure, perplexing, sibylline, unclear, beats me, clear as mud, fathomless

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British Dictionary definitions for incomprehensible

incomprehensible
/ (ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl, ɪnˌkɒm-) /

adjective

incapable of being understood; unintelligible
archaic limitless; boundless

Derived forms of incomprehensible

incomprehensibility or incomprehensibleness, nounincomprehensibly, adverb
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