adjective

incoherent

incoherent, unclear, disjointed

His speech was completely incoherent.

His speech was completely incoherent.

She wrote an incoherent essay.

She wrote an incoherent essay.

((sth.)) is incoherent (sth.) is illogical or unclear His speech was completely incoherent.

Synonyms: disjointed, confused, rambling; Antonyms: coherent, logical, clear

From Latin 'in-' (not) + 'co-' (together) + 'haerere' (to stick). Literally, 'not sticking together'.

Think of it as 'not co-hering'. The parts of the speech or argument don't stick together logically.

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