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unapprehending

unapprehending adjective: failing to apprehend or understand.

Adjective

unapprehending (comparative more unapprehending, superlative most unapprehending)

  1. Failing to apprehend or understand.

Forms of unapprehending

comparativemore unapprehending
superlativemost unapprehending

Origin of unapprehending

From un- + apprehending.

Questions about unapprehending

What does unapprehending mean?
Unapprehending means failing to apprehend or understand.
What part of speech is unapprehending?
Unapprehending is an adjective.

Words near unapprehending in the dictionary

  1. unappreciative
  2. unappreciatively
  3. unappreciativeness
  4. unapprehendable
  5. unapprehended
  6. unapprehending
  7. unapprehensible
  8. unapprehension
  9. unapprehensive
  10. unapprehensively
  11. unapprehensiveness

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