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Does the word "ununderstandable" exist?



 
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Does the word "ununderstandable" exist? #1 (permalink) Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:14 am   Does the word "ununderstandable" exist?
 

Hi,
What is the antonym of "understandable"? Does the word "ununderstandable" exist?

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ununderstandable? #2 (permalink) Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:04 pm   ununderstandable?
 

nessie wrote:
What is the antonym of "understandable"? Does the word "ununderstandable" exist?

incomprehensible
unintelligible

And some others, depending on what you mean.
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ununderstandable? #3 (permalink) Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:06 pm   ununderstandable?
 

"Ununderstandable" would be understandable, though perhaps as a slightly jocular formation; but "incomprehensible" would be the usual word.

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