incomprehensive

[in-kom-pri-hen-siv, in-kom-]

adjective

not comprehensive.

not comprehending readily; having a slow or inadequate mental grasp.

Origin of incomprehensive

First recorded in 1645–55; in-³ + comprehensive

Related formsin·com·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverbin·com·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for incomprehensive

Historical Examples of incomprehensive

He leaned upon his rake looking after her, his gray eyes gathered into an incomprehensive squint.
Tess of the Storm Country
Grace Miller White
Do what he would, this atrocious, incomprehensive calumny would crush him.
The Count's Millions
Emile Gaboriau

British Dictionary definitions for incomprehensive

incomprehensive

adjective

not comprehensive; limited in range or scope

Derived Formsincomprehensively, adverbincomprehensiveness, noun

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Word Origin and History for incomprehensive

adj.

1650s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + comprehensive.