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in comprehensibly
in·com·pre·hen·si·ble
/
ˌɪn
kɒm
prɪˈhɛn
sə
bəl, ɪnˌkɒm-
/
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[
in-kom-pri-
hen
-s
uh
-b
uh
l, in-kom-
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
2.
Archaic.
limitless; not limited or capable of being limited.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
<
Latin
incomprehēnsibilis.
See
in-
3
,
comprehensible
Related forms
in·com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty,
in·com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness,
noun
in·com·pre·hen·si·bly,
adverb
su·per·in·com·pre·hen·si·ble,
adjective
su·per·in·com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness,
noun
su·per·in·com·pre·hen·si·bly,
adverb
Synonyms
1.
baffling, bewildering, obscure.
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World English Dictionary
incomprehensible
(ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəb
ə
l, ɪnˌkɒm-)
—
adj
1.
incapable of being understood; unintelligible
2.
archaic
limitless; boundless
incomprehensi'bility
—
n
incompre'hensibleness
—
n
incompre'hensibly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
incomprehensible
mid-14c., from L. incomprehensibilis, from in- "not" + comprehensibilis (see
comprehend
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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