incomprehensible
[in-kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl, in-kom-]
adjective
impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
Archaic. limitless; not limited or capable of being limited.
Origin of incomprehensible
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word incomprehēnsibilis. See in-3, comprehensible
Synonyms for incomprehensible
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Related Words for incomprehensibly
confusedly, illegibly, wildly, frantically, aimlessly, ambiguously, chaotically, drunkenly, indistinctly, ineptly, randomly, sloppily, spasmodically, uncertainly, unintelligibly, unsystematicallyExamples from the Web for incomprehensibly
Contemporary Examples of incomprehensibly
Some disenchanted Americans gave vent to a racial displeasure over this incomprehensibly exotic Miss America.
Incomprehensibly, many women in the U.S. lack access to health care.
Historical Examples of incomprehensibly
Connected with him and in his power I was most certainly and most incomprehensibly.
The Pirate and The Three CuttersFrederick Marryat
And as he came so he flew away again, mysteriously and incomprehensibly.
From Pole to PoleSven Anders Hedin
It was a lie, but I might not have seen, if she had not spoken to me incomprehensibly in the dark.
The La Chance Mine MysterySusan Carleton Jones
Connected with him and in his power I was, most certainly and most incomprehensibly.
The PirateFrederick Marryat
Now, she seemed completely and incomprehensibly changed on this point.
BasilWilkie Collins
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