incoherently

Thân thiện

He mumbled incoherently in his sleep.

Definition

Adverb: In a manner that is not logical, clear, or easy to understand; in a disconnected or confused way.

Usage

The adverb "incoherently" describes how an action, typically speaking or writing, is performed. It indicates that the speech or thought expressed is jumbled, illogical, or lacks a clear connection between ideas.

Examples

• The witness was so distressed that she answered the detective's questions incoherently.
• After the accident, he mumbled incoherently before losing consciousness.
• The essay's arguments were presented so incoherently that it was difficult to follow the author's main point.

Advanced Usage

• "to ramble incoherently": To talk or write at length in a confused, wandering, and illogical way.
  • The feverish patient began to ramble incoherently about events from decades past.
• "to mutter incoherently": To speak in a low, unclear voice in a disjointed manner.
  • He muttered incoherently to himself while working on the complex math problem.

Variants and Related Words

• Incoherent (adjective): Not logical or clear; disjointed.
  • His explanation was completely incoherent.
• Incoherence (noun): The quality or state of being incoherent.
  • The incoherence of the report made it unusable.

Synonyms

• Unintelligibly: In a way that cannot be understood.
• Inarticulately: In a manner lacking clear or effective speech.
• Disjointedly: In a disconnected or incoherent way.

Antonyms

• Coherently: In a logical, clear, and consistent manner.
• Clearly: In an easy to see, hear, or understand way.
• Articulately: In a clear and effective manner.

Related Phrases

• To babble incoherently: To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.
  • The toddler babbled incoherently but happily into her toy phone.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in an incoherent manner
   • he talked incoherently when he drank too much