Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncomprehensive

/ˌʌnkɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-com-pre-hen-sive
IPA: /ˌʌnkɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪv/

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unable to comprehend.

Archaic

adj

incomprehensible

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"narrow-spirited, uncomprehensive zealots"
"Finds bottom in th’uncomprehensive deep."

Etymology

From un- + comprehensive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Inflected Forms

more uncomprehensive (comparative) most uncomprehensive (superlative)

Derived Forms

uncomprehensively uncomprehensiveness

Questions

How do you pronounce uncomprehensive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnkɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪv/.
What does uncomprehensive mean?: Unable to comprehend.
Where does uncomprehensive come from?: From un- + comprehensive.

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