incomprehensive

[ in-kom-pri-hen-siv, in-kom- ]
/ ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sɪv, ɪnˌkɒm- /

adjective

not comprehensive.
not comprehending readily; having a slow or inadequate mental grasp.

Origin of incomprehensive

First recorded in 1645–55; in-3 + comprehensive

OTHER WORDS FROM incomprehensive

in·com·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb in·com·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun

Words nearby incomprehensive

incomplete metamorphosis, incompletion, incompliant, incomprehensible, incomprehension, incomprehensive, incompressible, incomputable, inconceivable, inconcinnity, inconclusive

Example sentences from the Web for incomprehensive

  • He leaned upon his rake looking after her, his gray eyes gathered into an incomprehensive squint.

    Tess of the Storm Country |Grace Miller White

  • Do what he would, this atrocious, incomprehensive calumny would crush him.

    The Count's Millions |Emile Gaboriau

British Dictionary definitions for incomprehensive

incomprehensive
/ (ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv, ɪnˌkɒm-) /

adjective

not comprehensive; limited in range or scope

Derived forms of incomprehensive

incomprehensively, adverb incomprehensiveness, noun