English Dictionary: incomprehensible | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Incomprehensible \In*com`pre*hen"si*ble\, a. [L. incomprehensibilis: cf. F. incompr[82]hensible. See {In-} not, and {Comprehensible}.] 1. Not capable of being contained within limits. An infinite and incomprehensible substance. --Hooker. 2. Not capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable. And all her numbered stars that seem to roll Spaces incomprehensible. --Milton. -- {In*com`pre*hen"si*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*com`pre*hen"si*bly}, adv. |