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- The highly intelligent intern raved incoherently throughout most of the morning.†
Chpt 2 *incoherently = 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.
- Her words were slightly slurred, but at least she was coherent.†
Chpt 2coherent = sensible and clear; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner
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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.