Incognoscible

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not capable of being known; incomprehensible. dated, rare

    "6. The state of the law rendered more and more incognoscible. By wrapping up the real dispositions of the law in a covering of nonsense, the knowledge of it is rendered impossible to the bulk of the people."

Adjective
  1. 1
    incapable of being perceived or known wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
imperceptibleincognizableuncognoscibleunknowableunknowable

Example

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"6. The state of the law rendered more and more incognoscible. By wrapping up the real dispositions of the law in a covering of nonsense, the knowledge of it is rendered impossible to the bulk of the people."

Etymology

From in- + cognoscible.

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