Incohërent, a

[Fr., from Lat. in- =not, and cohærens cohering, pr. par. of cohæreo to stick together; Ital. incoerente; Sp. incoherente.] [CoHERENT.] 1. Wanting cohesion of parts; loose; disconnected, as the particles of a powder. "The dash of the waves has destroyed large tracts of land where the cliffs are composed of soft and incoherent materials."-Dawkins: Early Man in Britain , ch. xiv. 2. Wanting in coherence or connection; inconsequential; inconsistent; wanting in agreement or dependence of one part upon another. "And on the thought my words broke forth, All incoherent as they were." Byron : Mazeppa , vi. *In-co-hër-ent-if-Ic, a. [Eng. incoherent , and Lat. facio to make.] Causing incoherence. ( Cole ridge .)