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incomprehensible

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

in·com·pre·hen·si·ble

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

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·b·ly, adverb


1. baffling, bewildering, obscure.

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Incomprehensible has a plethora of syllables.
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given to using long words.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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incomprehensible (ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl, ɪnˌkɒm-)
 
adj
1.  incapable of being understood; unintelligible
2.  archaic limitless; boundless
 
incomprehensi'bility
 
n
 
incompre'hensibleness
 
n
 
incompre'hensibly
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

incomprehensible
mid-14c., from L. incomprehensibilis, from in- "not" + comprehensibilis (see comprehend).
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