Incoherent

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkoʊhɪrənt/

Definitions of incoherent

adjective not able to be understood; nonsensical or unclear

Example Sentences

A1 The toddler's speech was incoherent but adorable.

A2 The student's essay was incoherent and difficult to follow.

B1 The politician's response was incoherent and lacked substance.

B2 The novel's plot was incoherent, jumping from one storyline to another.

C1 The professor's lecture was incoherent, leaving the students confused.

C2 The CEO's presentation was incoherent and failed to convey a clear message.

Examples of incoherent in a Sentence

formal The professor's lecture was so incoherent that many students struggled to follow along.

informal I couldn't understand a word he was saying, his speech was all incoherent.

slang She was so drunk last night, her speech was completely incoherent.

figurative The plot of the movie was so incoherent, I couldn't make sense of any of it.

Grammatical Forms of incoherent

• past tense: incohered
• plural: incoherents
• comparative: more incoherent
• superlative: most incoherent
• present tense: incoheres
• future tense: will incohere
• perfect tense: have incohered
• continuous tense: is incohering
• singular: incoherent
• positive degree: incoherent
• infinitive: to incohere
• gerund: incohering
• participle: incohered

Origin and Evolution of incoherent

First Known Use: 1565 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'incoherent' originated from the Latin word 'incohaerentem', which means 'not coherent or sticking together'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'incoherent' has retained its original meaning of lacking coherence or consistency, but has also come to be used in a broader sense to describe speech or writing that is unclear or disjointed.