Other Words from comprehensible

comprehensibility \ ˌkäm-pri-ˌhen(t)-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē

, -prē- \ noun

comprehensibleness \ ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl-nəs

, -prē- \ noun

comprehensibly \ ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-blē

, -prē- \ adverb

Examples of comprehensible in a Sentence

a book that makes the subject of longitude comprehensible to most laymen

Recent Examples on the Web Thomas’s imitation of wandering minds is flawless and yet entirely comprehensible. — Washington Post, "‘The Performance’ unfolds over the course of a two-act play. The fact that it works is a miracle.," 23 Mar. 2021 Zuckerman considers the biographer a ruthless seducer, out to cut the artist down to comprehensible and assailable size—to displace the fiction with the real story. — David Remnick, The New Yorker, "The Secrets Philip Roth Didn’t Keep," 22 Mar. 2021 This is a prominent pattern in origin stories and conspiracy theories of diseases, which often pathologize exotic places and allege foreign malfeasance to make a new threat seem more comprehensible and controllable. — Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, "Why This Pandemic Won’t Be the Last," 5 Mar. 2021 Making a model that’s at least physically comprehensible is a big step. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Announce a Physical Warp Drive Is Now Possible. Seriously.," 4 Mar. 2021 Such scenarios are referred to as highly comprehensible, high-context environments and are the dream situations for avid language learners to encounter new words. — John Alexander, Wired, "If You Can Learn Twitch-Speak, You Can Learn a Language," 12 Feb. 2021 Because the chat was filled with comprehensible English words and the emote was a direct response to the actions of the streamer. — John Alexander, Wired, "If You Can Learn Twitch-Speak, You Can Learn a Language," 12 Feb. 2021 First of all, a shout-out to Planet Money, which served up a fairly comprehensible beat-by-beat accounting of what happened on r/wallstreetbets in the weeks leading up to the Wednesday when the whole circus hit the headlines. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, "8 Great Podcasts on the GameStop Saga," 5 Jan. 2021 Nothing in those four seasons — not even a Super Bowl defeat that was ugly, but comprehensible — was as discouraging as inexplicably losing at SoFi Stadium on extra rest to a depleted 0-13 opponent with the worst offense in the league. — Tim Bielik, cleveland, "Los Angeles Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks free live stream (12/27/20): How to watch, TV options, live updates, odds," 27 Dec. 2020

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“Comprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprehensible. Accessed 10 Apr. 2021.

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