Meaning & use
Incomprehensive
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Not thorough or complete; lacking full coverage of a subject.
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The report was criticized as incomprehensive, leaving out key financial data.
His incomprehensive answer left several of the interviewer's questions unaddressed.
A note on using this word
Often confused with 'incomprehensible' (impossible to understand); 'incomprehensive' instead means 'not comprehensive,' i.e. not covering everything.
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