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- Hesitantly, fearfully, or with a sputtering incoherent rage, they approach him, pleading that he listen to their stories in the hope that perhaps they can find some sort of renewal in his youthful voice.†
Chpt Intr. *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.
- To George Willard, who was tramping up and down in the office undergoing a struggle of his own, he began to talk half incoherently.†
Chpt 13incoherently = 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 was too excited to talk coherently.†
Chpt 15coherently = in a sensible and clear manner; or in a manner where parts fit together consistently or pleasingly
- I'll be washed and ironed and starched," he muttered half incoherently.†
Chpt 17incoherently = 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.
Definitions:
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(coherent) sensible and clear; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) A comprehensive dictionary will have more specialized definitions of coherent such as one used in physics.