incomprehensive
[in-kom-pri-hen-siv, in-kom-]
- not comprehensive.
- not comprehending readily; having a slow or inadequate mental grasp.
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Origin of incomprehensive
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He leaned upon his rake looking after her, his gray eyes gathered into an incomprehensive squint.
Tess of the Storm CountryGrace Miller White
Do what he would, this atrocious, incomprehensive calumny would crush him.
The Count's MillionsEmile Gaboriau
incomprehensive
- not comprehensive; limited in range or scope
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Word Origin and History for incomprehensive
adj.
1650s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + comprehensive.
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