incomprehensible Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective incapable of being explained or accounted for
inexplicable.
- inexplicable errors
- left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons
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adjective difficult to understand
uncomprehensible.
- the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
WordNet
In*com`pre*hen"si*ble adjective
Etymology
L.Definitions
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Not capable of being contained within limits. An infinite and incomprehensible substance. Hooker.
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Not capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable. And all her numbered stars that seem to roll Spaces incomprehensible. Milton.
--In*com`pre*hen"si*ble*ness , n. --In*com`pre*hen"si*bly , adv.