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- Memories of my mother wide-eyed, yelling incoherently, her wild, red hair falling from a ponytail filled my mind.†
p. 88.5incoherently = 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.
- Isaiah continued to slide his hand up the car toward the hood, mumbling incoherent nonsense.†
p. 156.7incoherent = 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.
- His face flushed red, hands clutched tight to his chest, mumbling incoherently.†
p. 177.6incoherently = 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.
- Was the lady incapable of a coherent line of thought?†
p. 179.6coherent = sensible and clear; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner
- We stared at each other for a second, both searching for a topic of conversation or, heck, a coherent sentence.†
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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.