Definition of incomprehensible
1 archaic : having or subject to no limits
2 : impossible to comprehend : unintelligible incomprehensible instructions
incomprehensibleness
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Examples of incomprehensible in a Sentence
I found his behavior utterly incomprehensible.
It's incomprehensible to me that he could have acted that way.
Recent Examples of incomprehensible from the Web
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Technical twist: The film’s aspect ratio gradually expands from 1:11 to 1:85 as Parisi wanders an increasingly incomprehensible world.
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The rustic dialect, butt of innumerable jokes, can be simply incomprehensible and, at worst, viscerally annoying.
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It is alleged that a bold new production will open shortly on the same stage, starring Angela Merkel, Nigel Farage, and a French Communist union boss with a resplendent mustache and an incomprehensible accent.
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And there’s the matter of the country’s youth unemployment (those under 25): an almost incomprehensible 45.5 percent.
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Mortgage-loan documents, payday-loan papers, car-loan terms, and other lending products are often equally incomprehensible.
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The narrative is replaced by details about the bank’s businesses that range from the incomprehensible to the disturbing.
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The Hive is an ugly, incomprehensible social-interactive device, and the Aurora a portable lightshow that can be set to indicate your emotions alongside your call or message.
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Origin and Etymology of incomprehensible
Middle English, from Latin incomprehensibilis, from in- + comprehensibilis comprehensible
First Known Use: 14th century
INCOMPREHENSIBLE Defined for English Language Learners
incomprehensible
playDefinition of incomprehensible for English Language Learners
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: impossible to understand : not comprehensible
INCOMPREHENSIBLE Defined for Kids
incomprehensible
playDefinition of incomprehensible for Students
: impossible to understand The phone message was incomprehensible.
incomprehensibly
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