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English Dictionary: incoherent by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
incoherent
adj
  1. without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation"
    Antonym(s): coherent, consistent, logical, ordered
  2. (physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation
    Antonym(s): coherent
  3. unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt tongue- tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"
    Synonym(s): incoherent, tongue-tied
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Incoherent \In`co*her"ent\, a. [Pref. in- not + coherent: cf. F.
      incoh[82]rent.]
      1. Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected;
            physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of
            material substances. --Woodward.
  
      2. Wanting coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent;
            having no dependence of one part on another; logically
            disconnected. [bd]The same rambling, incoherent
            manner.[b8] --Bp. Warburton.
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