in ‧ co ‧ her ‧ ent AC /ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənt◂ $ -koʊˈhɪr-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ cohere ; noun : ↑ coherence ≠ ↑ incoherence ; adverb : ↑ coherently ≠ ↑ incoherently ; adjective : ↑ coherent ≠ ↑ incoherent ]
1 . not expressed or organized clearly, and therefore difficult to understand:
an incoherent over-long action movie
He called the policy ‘incoherent and ill thought-out’.
2 . speaking in a way that cannot be understood, because you are drunk, feeling a strong emotion etc:
Ben, drunk and incoherent, slumped in a chair.
—incoherently adverb :
She began to mutter incoherently.
—incoherence noun [uncountable]