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   in·com·pre·hen·si·ble

   /ˌinˌkämprəˈhensəb(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. not able to be understood; not intelligible: "a language that 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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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word incomprehensible, which means impossible to understand or unintelligible. Find out how to use it in a sentence and see related words and articles.

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   Learn the meaning of incomprehensible, an adjective that describes something impossible or extremely difficult to understand. See how to use it in sentences and compare it with related words.

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   poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise. see more. adjective. incapable of being explained or accounted for.

5. 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.

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   Something that is incomprehensible is impossible to understand. Her speech was almost incomprehensible. American English : incomprehensible / ɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪbəl /

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › incomprehensibleIncomprehensible - definition of incomprehensible by The Free...

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   Incomprehensible means difficult or impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible. It can also mean impossible to know or fathom, or archaically having no limits or boundless.