All 11 Uses of
coherent
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- Her response was only a second late and only slightly incoherent.†
Chpt 5incoherent = 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.
- Maybe we'll get lucky...escaped claw beast or something...Her thought trailed off incoherently.†
Chpt 12incoherently = 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.
- She was incoherent, chanting the words like they were lyrics to a song.†
Chpt 14incoherent = 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.
- Melanie was incapacitated with fear, unable to think in coherent words.†
Chpt 15coherent = sensible and clear; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner
- Jared grumbled something incoherent; I could only pick out Jeb's name.†
Chpt 18incoherent = 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.
- My head swam incoherently.†
Chpt 29incoherently = 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.
- I was mumbling weak assurances, barely coherent,
Chpt 31 *coherent = reasonable and understandable
- Her thoughts all spun around Jared, but she could make nothing coherent of them, either.†
Chpt 32coherent = sensible and clear; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner
- But I was so confused that my head was spinning and I couldn't form a coherent sentence.†
Chpt 38
- No, Wanda, no. She was crying, becoming incoherent.†
Chpt 50incoherent = 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 would help that the words were barely coherent, my tears turned to sobs.†
Chpt 57coherent = sensible and clear; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
A comprehensive dictionary will have more specialized definitions of coherent such as one used in physics.