incoherent
adjective
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Something that is coherent holds or sticks together firmly, with resistance to separation (that is, it coheres). Coherent, ultimately from the Latin co- ("together") and haerēre ("to stick or cling"), entered English in the 16th century and almost from the beginning was used both of physical things ("coherent stone") and of things which hold together in a much less palpable way ("coherent thoughts"). Its antonym, incoherent, entered the language some decades later. Like coherent, incoherent can be applied to both the tangible and the intangible. But, whether we are speaking of sand or logic, all things incoherent have one thing in common: they do not hold together, literally or figuratively, in a unified or intelligible whole.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The former never caught on with audiences, who found its story incoherent, while the latter, a road trip movie starring Richard Farnsworth, was better-received critically but also failed financially, despite landing its lead an Oscar nomination.
—Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
The legacy media refused to credit his record for boosting the middle class, choosing instead to harp about Biden’s age and ignore Trump’s incoherent, increasingly violent rhetoric.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
Rodriguez denied being under the influence of drugs, according to WPLG, although police reportedly alleged that a witness said the mother appeared incoherent.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Incoherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoherent. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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