incoherent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   without logical or meaningful connection

   A turgid incoherent presentation.

2. 2
   adj

   Not coherent.

   When we confronted her, she gave us a hasty, incoherent explanation.

3. 3
   adj

   unable to express yourself clearly or fluently

4. 4
   adj

   (physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *ən- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereō Latin cohaerēnsder. Middle French coherentder. English coherent English incoherent From in- + coherent.

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