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incomprehensible

[ in-kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl, in-kom- ]

adjective

  1. impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. Archaic. limitless; not limited or capable of being limited.


incomprehensible

/ ɪnˌkɒm-; ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl /

adjective

  1. incapable of being understood; unintelligible
  2. archaic.
    limitless; boundless
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳdzˌԲˈٲ, noun
  • ˌԳdzˈԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • cdz··ȴ·i·ٲ cdz··s··Ա noun
  • cdz··s· adverb
  • p·cdz··s· adjective
  • super·cdz··s··Ա noun
  • super·cdz··s· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of incomprehensible1

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

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He called it "incomprehensible" that cycling is "literally lawless" under an "old-fashioned law" not designed for modern road usage.

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Paying tribute, their family said: "We are all utterly devastated at what's happened. This loss is incomprehensible at the moment."

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"But its continued, incomprehensible bombings are sadly making us think that Israel is an enemy of the Syrian people."

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But Austrian investigators are recorded as saying it is "incomprehensible" that Ms Doncheva believed such "dubious stories".

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Judge Almandi also ruled that Mr Stone and his lawyers should face sanctions for filing "frivolous" arguments, that included "vague... and incomprehensible mixtures of factual assertions and conclusions, subjective opinions, and other irrelevant evidence".

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