INCOMPREHENSIVE

incomprehensive, noncomprehensive

(adjective) not comprehensive

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

incomprehensive (comparative more incomprehensive, superlative most incomprehensive)

Not comprehensive; shallow, incomplete.

uncomprehending

So she for those first few moments stood incomprehensive and stared with empty eyes.

Source: Wiktionary


In*com`pre*hen"sive, a.

Definition: Not comprehensive; not capable of including or of understanding; not extensive; limited.

– In*com`pre*hen"sive*ly, a. Sir W. Hamilton.

– In*com`pre*hen"sive*ness, n. T. Warton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 December 2024

PROOF

(adjective) (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; “temptation-proof”; “childproof locks”


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