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

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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 incomprehensibly

confusedly, illegibly, wildly, frantically, aimlessly, ambiguously, chaotically, drunkenly, indistinctly, ineptly, randomly, sloppily, spasmodically, uncertainly, unintelligibly, unsystematically

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British Dictionary definitions for incomprehensibly

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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