Hypertext Webster Gateway: "incoherent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incoherent \In`co*her"ent\, a. [Pref. in- not + coherent: cf. F.
incoh['e]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. ``The same rambling, incoherent manner.''
--Bp. Warburton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
incoherent
adj 1: without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid
incoherent presentation" [ant: {coherent}]
2: unable to think or express your thoughts in a clear or
orderly manner; "incoherent with grief"
3: unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; "felt
tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"
[syn: {tongue-tied}]
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