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incomprehensible
What does incomprehensible mean?
incomprehensible (adjective): impossible or very difficult to understand.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use incomprehensible in a sentence?
- The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does incomprehensible come from?
From Middle French incomprehensible, from Latin incomprehēnsibilis.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “incomprehensible” mean?
impossible or very difficult to understand
Right! That's what “incomprehensible” means.
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
Not quite: that's what convenient means.
causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
Not quite: that's what bitter means.
markedly new or introducing radical change
Not quite: that's what revolutionary means.
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