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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.

Words related to incomprehensible

unimaginable, unintelligible, puzzling, impenetrable, opaque, unfathomable, baffling, mystifying, inconceivable, cryptic, enigmatic, inscrutable, mysterious, obscure, perplexing, sibylline, unclear, Delphic, Greek, fathomless

Words nearby incomprehensible

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

Origin of incomprehensible

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

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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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