incomprehensive

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

in·com·pre·hen·sive

[in-kom-pri-hen-siv, in-kom-]
adjective
2.
not comprehending readily; having a slow or inadequate mental grasp.

Origin:
1645–55; in-3 + comprehensive

in·com·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb
in·com·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun
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Incomprehensive has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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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incomprehensive (ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv, ɪnˌkɒm-)
 
adj
not comprehensive; limited in range or scope
 
incompre'hensively
 
adv
 
incompre'hensiveness
 
n

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