Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incomprehensive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-com-pre-hen-sive
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not comprehensive; shallow, incomplete.

adj

Uncomprehending.

adj

Incomprehensible.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English comprehensive English incomprehensive From in- + comprehensive.

Inflected Forms

more incomprehensive (comparative) most incomprehensive (superlative)

Derived Forms

incomprehensively incomprehensiveness

Synonyms

noncomprehensive

Questions

What does incomprehensive mean?
Not comprehensive; shallow, incomplete.
Where does incomprehensive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English comprehensive English incomprehensive From in- + comprehensive.

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