Pronunciation: ( ˌ )in- ˌ käm-pri- ' hen(t)-s ə -b ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin incomprehensibilis, from in- + comprehensibilis comprehensible
Date: 14th century
1 archaic : having or subject to no limits
2 : impossible to comprehend : UNINTELLIGIBLE < incomprehensible instructions>
– in · com · pre · hen · si · bil · i · ty \ - ˌ hen(t)-s ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– in · com · pre · hen · si · ble · ness noun
– in · com · pre · hen · si · bly \ - ' hen(t)-s ə -bl ē \ adverb