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Raen Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

The use of the word "uncomprehensive"

According to thefreedictionary.com, it means,

1. Unable to comprehend

2. incomprehensible

I know #2 for sure is used to describe something that's hard or impossible to comprehend. Syn. to "unintelligible". But does #1 refer to "something" or does it describe "a person" who is "unable to comprehend", therefore I can say,

"I wince everytime he appears uncomprehensive to what she's experiencing."

Thanks in advance

Raen
  

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I believe your analysis is correct. That is, your banner word is used to describe a person. But I don't think your example is the best choice.

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I believe your analysis is correct. That is, your banner word is used to describe a person.

But I don't think your example is the best choice.
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Sorry, the posting seems to be misbehaving tonight.

I have never heard (2) incomprehensible used as a synonym for "uncomprehensive." But then, there are probably many things I've never heard.

Re your example sentence, I feel like you're describing "insensitivity" rather than "uncomprehensiveness." I think the latter refers more to cognitive skills than to empathy. The guy jus
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Oboy, did I get suckered! My masterlist has "uncomprehending," which I have to say I was thinking, but my American Heritage doesn't even have that!
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Hi, Avangi

This thread got me to get going on doing my own research and I have run a comprehensive search for "comprehensive" using and according to that dictionary it means

---So large in scope or content as to include much

On the other hand, "incomprehe
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Okay, Ya got me! Farlex

Un`com`pre`hen´sive
a.1.Unable to comprehend.
Narrow-spirited, uncomprehensive zealots.
- South.


2.Incomprehensible.



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MrPernickety---Unable to comprehend.

So, if I say "the boss acts uncomprehensively" does it mean that he can't comprehend stuff ?
Exactly! Typical boss!

Way to go, Mr. Pernickety! Good show! [Y] Stop in anytime!
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Avangi
Exactly! Typical boss!


Tell me about it, man
AvangiWay to go, Mr. Pernickety! Good show!
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I thought I had escaped it, but one night my FireFox was temporarily off line, and I switched back to Explorer. There was the ****** code. Back to FF, no problem.
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AvangiI thought I had escaped it, but one night my FireFox was temporarily off line, and I switched back to Explorer. There was the ****** code. Back to FF, no problem.


All the more reason to switch to Firefox ! This Explorer is a wicked thing !
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This has really stumped me. In England, I don't think I have ever seen nor heard the word 'uncomprehensive', it just sounds awful. At first I thought that it may be American English, but I see that a trusted and knowledgeable Am Eng expert has rubbished that idea, though they may be right about George W Bush.

In England (and I cannot speak for the US) we would describe the opposite of c
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