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in⋅com⋅pre⋅hen⋅sive

[in-kom-pri-hen-siv, in-kom-]
–adjective
1. not comprehensive.
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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in·com·pre·hen·sive   (ĭn'kŏm-prĭ-hěn'sĭv, ĭn-kŏm'-)   
adj.  Limited in scope; not all-inclusive.
in'com·pre·hen'sive·ly adv., in'com·pre·hen'sive·ness n.
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