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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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Sentences compounded, wandered into jargon, became incomprehensible.
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Above me, in the dim vault of the heavens, shone an incomprehensible object.
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Between the dollops of cream, spicy paprika and bottomless shots of pálinka, Hungarian food, much like the incomprehensible language, will bring you to your knees.
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Steven M. Morawiec, of Sparta, Wisconsin, who spent 22 years in the Navy and many times took charge of his ship at night as the officer of the deck, said the failure to summon the captain was incomprehensible.
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The incomprehensible plot has Mark Wahlberg returning as Cade Yeager, working-class hero and friend of the good-guy Autobots, who’s now in hiding with his robot pals.
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The incomprehensible plot has Mark Wahlberg returning as Cade Yeager, working-class hero and friend of the good-guy Autobots, who’s now in hiding with his robot pals.
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The incomprehensible plot has Mark Wahlberg returning as Cade Yeager, working-class hero and friend of the good-guy Autobots, who’s now in hiding with his robot pals.
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Babies in strollers napped or looked wide-eyed at the incomprehensible scene.
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Origin and Etymology of incomprehensible
Middle English, from Latin incomprehensibilis, from in- + comprehensibilis comprehensible
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
\-blē\ adverbLearn More about incomprehensible
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