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   incomprehensible

   /ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. not able to be understood; not intelligible: "a language which is incomprehensible to anyone outside the office" Similar unintelligibleindecipherableincoherentinarticulateunintelligibleimpossible to understandimpenetrableuncleartoo difficult/hard to understandbeyond comprehensionbeyond onebeyond one's graspunfathomableunaccountableinexplicableinscrutablebafflingbewilderingmystifyingpuzzlingconfusingperplexingabstruseobscureopaqueesotericreconditearcanemysteriousDelphiccomplicatedcomplexinvolvedintricateinformal:over one's headall Greek to someonedouble Dutcharchaic:wilderingOpposite intelligiblecomprehensibleintelligibleunderstandableclear

   Word Origin late Middle English (earlier than comprehensible): from Latin incomprehensibilis, from in- ‘not’ + comprehensibilis (see comprehensible).

   Derivatives

   • 1. incomprehensibility noun
   • 2. incomprehensibleness noun
   • 3. incomprehensibly adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINCOMPREHENSIBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   impossible or extremely difficult to understand: These accounts are utterly incomprehensible. Can you explain them to me? incomprehensible to It's incomprehensible to me why he would want to kill himself. Opposites. comprehensible. explicable. Compare. inexplicable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult to understand. abstrusely.

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   The meaning of INCOMPREHENSIBLE is impossible to comprehend : unintelligible. How to use incomprehensible in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › incomprehensibleINCOMPREHENSIBLE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   impossible or extremely difficult to understand: The writing ability of some of the students was so poor that their essays were almost incomprehensible.

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   Incomprehensible definition: impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.. See examples of INCOMPREHENSIBLE used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › incomprehensibleIncomprehensible - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms |...

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   Definitions of incomprehensible. adjective. difficult to understand. “"the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein” synonyms: uncomprehensible. unclear. not clear to the mind. dark, obscure. marked by difficulty of style or expression. enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling. not clear to the understanding

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINCOMPREHENSIBLE definition and meaning | Collins English...

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   noun. incomprehensibly (ˌincompreˈhensibly) adverb. Word Frequency. incomprehensible in American English. (ɪnˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsəbəl ; ɪnˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl ) adjective. 1. not comprehensible; that cannot be understood; obscure or unintelligible. 2. Archaic. illimitable. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › incomprehensibleincomprehensible adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation...

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   Definition of incomprehensible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.