WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•com•pre•hen•si•ble /ˌɪnkɑmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl, ɪnˌkɑm-/USA pronunciation
adj.
in•com•pre•hen•si•bly, adv. See -prehend-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- impossible to comprehend or understand.
in•com•pre•hen•si•bly, adv. See -prehend-.
in•com•pre•hen•si•ble
(in′kom pri hen′sə bəl, in kom′-),USA pronunciation adj.
in′com•pre•hen′si•bil′i•ty, in′com•pre•hen′si•ble•ness, n.
in′com•pre•hen′si•bly, adv.
- impossible to understand or comprehend;
unintelligible. - [Archaic.]limitless;
not limited or capable of being limited.
- Latin incomprehēnsibilis. See in-3, comprehensible
- Middle English 1300–50
in′com•pre•hen′si•bly, adv.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged baffling, bewildering, obscure.