uncomprehensive

English

Etymology

un- +‎ comprehensive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʌnkɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪv/

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Adjective

uncomprehensive (comparative more uncomprehensive, superlative most uncomprehensive)

1. (archaic) Unable to comprehend.
   • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, 6th edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] J[ames] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, […], published 1727, →OCLC:

     narrow-spirited, uncomprehensive zealots

2. (obsolete) incomprehensible
   • c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:

     Finds bottom in th’uncomprehensive deep.