All 12 Uses of
coherent
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- She was howling, shrieking and wailing, rapidly, hurriedly, incoherently, so that he could not make out what she was talking about; she was beseeching, no doubt, not to be beaten, for she was being mercilessly beaten on the stairs.†
Chpt 2.2incoherently = not in a sensible and clear manner; or not in a manner where parts fit together consistently or pleasinglystandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incoherently means not and reverses the meaning of coherently. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- His sick and incoherent thoughts grew more and more disconnected, and soon a light, pleasant drowsiness came upon him.†
Chpt 2.3 *incoherent = not sensible or clear; or describing parts as not fitting together in a consistent or pleasing mannerstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incoherent means not and reverses the meaning of coherent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- It's summer now, so I've been buying summer things—warmer materials will be wanted for autumn, so you will have to throw these away in any case... especially as they will be done for by then from their own lack of coherence if not your higher standard of luxury.†
Chpt 2.3coherence = sensibleness or clarity; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner
- He waved his hand weakly to Razumihin to cut short the flow of warm and incoherent consolations he was addressing to his mother and sister, took them both by the hand and for a minute or two gazed from one to the other without speaking.†
Chpt 3.1incoherent = not sensible or clear; or describing parts as not fitting together in a consistent or pleasing mannerstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incoherent means not and reverses the meaning of coherent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- But in brief and coherent phrases Raskolnikov explained his business clearly and exactly, and was so well satisfied with himself that he even succeeded in taking a good look at Porfiry.†
Chpt 3.5coherent = sensible and clear; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner
- Some thoughts or fragments of thoughts, some images without order or coherence floated before his mind—faces of people he had seen in his childhood or met somewhere once, whom he would never have recalled, the belfry of the church at V., the billiard table in a restaurant and some officers playing billiards, the smell of cigars in some underground tobacco shop, a tavern room, a back staircase quite dark, all sloppy with dirty water and strewn with egg-shells, and the Sunday bells floating in from somewhere....The images followed one another, whirling like a hurricane.†
Chpt 3.6coherence = sensibleness or clarity; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner
- "The old woman is of no consequence," he thought, hotly and incoherently.†
Chpt 3.6incoherently = not in a sensible and clear manner; or not in a manner where parts fit together consistently or pleasinglystandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incoherently means not and reverses the meaning of coherently. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- He had simply babbled on uttering empty phrases, letting slip a few enigmatic words and again reverting to incoherence.†
Chpt 4.5incoherence = inability to think clearly; or an instance of not thinking clearly; or describing parts as not fitting together in a consistent or pleasing mannerstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incoherence means not and reverses the meaning of coherence. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- The lodgers talked incoherently, some commented to the best of their ability on what had happened, others quarrelled and swore at one another, while others struck up a song.... "Now it's time for me to go," thought Raskolnikov.†
Chpt 5.3incoherently = not in a sensible and clear manner; or not in a manner where parts fit together consistently or pleasinglystandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incoherently means not and reverses the meaning of coherently. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- But one image rose after another, incoherent scraps of thought without beginning or end passed through his mind.†
Chpt 6.6incoherent = not sensible or clear; or describing parts as not fitting together in a consistent or pleasing mannerstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incoherent means not and reverses the meaning of coherent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- He could not stay still or concentrate his attention on anything; his ideas seemed to gallop after one another, he talked incoherently, his hands trembled slightly.†
Chpt 6.8incoherently = not in a sensible and clear manner; or not in a manner where parts fit together consistently or pleasinglystandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incoherently means not and reverses the meaning of coherently. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- He walked right to the table, leaned his hand on it, tried to say something, but could not; only incoherent sounds were audible.†
Chpt 6.8incoherent = not sensible or clear; or describing parts as not fitting together in a consistent or pleasing mannerstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incoherent means not and reverses the meaning of coherent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.