C1 adjective Literario

extraprehendery

/ˌɛkstrəˌprɛhɛnˈdɛri/

Describing knowledge or insights that lie beyond the standard limits of human perception or intellectual grasp. It often refers to concepts that are highly abstract, metaphysical, or so complex that they require a specialized or transcendent way of thinking to be understood.

Ejemplos

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I found the ending of that sci-fi novel to be quite extraprehendery; I'm still trying to figure out what happened.

I found the ending of that sci-fi novel to be quite extraprehendery; I'm still trying to figure out what happened.

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The witness provided a testimony filled with extraprehendery details that the court struggled to reconcile with physical evidence.

The witness provided a testimony filled with extraprehendery details that the court struggled to reconcile with physical evidence.

3

Trying to understand how you lost your keys while they were in your hand is honestly extraprehendery.

Trying to understand how you lost your keys while they were in your hand is honestly extraprehendery.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
extraprehension
Verb
extraprehend
Adverbio
extraprehenderily
Adjetivo
extraprehendery
Relacionado
extraprehendence
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Truco para recordar

Break it down: 'Extra' (outside) + 'prehend' (to grasp, like in 'comprehend'). It describes something that is outside of your ability to grasp it.

Quiz rápido

The philosopher's theories were so ______ that even his peers struggled to find a practical application for them.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: extraprehendery

Ejemplos

1

I found the ending of that sci-fi novel to be quite extraprehendery; I'm still trying to figure out what happened.

everyday

I found the ending of that sci-fi novel to be quite extraprehendery; I'm still trying to figure out what happened.

2

The witness provided a testimony filled with extraprehendery details that the court struggled to reconcile with physical evidence.

formal

The witness provided a testimony filled with extraprehendery details that the court struggled to reconcile with physical evidence.

3

Trying to understand how you lost your keys while they were in your hand is honestly extraprehendery.

informal

Trying to understand how you lost your keys while they were in your hand is honestly extraprehendery.

4

The thesis explores extraprehendery dimensions of theoretical physics that challenge current mathematical models.

academic

The thesis explores extraprehendery dimensions of theoretical physics that challenge current mathematical models.

5

Our marketing strategy requires an extraprehendery vision of the consumer landscape five years from now.

business

Our marketing strategy requires an extraprehendery vision of the consumer landscape five years from now.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
extraprehension
Verb
extraprehend
Adverbio
extraprehenderily
Adjetivo
extraprehendery
Relacionado
extraprehendence

Colocaciones comunes

extraprehendery logic extraprehendery logic
extraprehendery depth extraprehendery depth
extraprehendery insight extraprehendery insight
extraprehendery nature extraprehendery nature
highly extraprehendery highly extraprehendery

Frases Comunes

of an extraprehendery sort

of an extraprehendery sort

verging on the extraprehendery

verging on the extraprehendery

extraprehendery leap

extraprehendery leap

Se confunde a menudo con

extraprehendery vs comprehensive

Comprehensive means complete and all-inclusive, whereas extraprehendery means beyond typical understanding.

extraprehendery vs apprehensive

Apprehensive refers to feeling anxious or fearful about the future, not the difficulty of a concept.

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Notas de uso

Use this word when describing ideas that are not just difficult, but seemingly outside the realm of normal logic or sensory experience. It is most common in philosophical or highly technical literary contexts.

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Errores comunes

Learners often confuse the suffix '-ery' with '-ary' or assume it is a synonym for 'extra' in a quantitative sense, rather than a qualitative one.

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Truco para recordar

Break it down: 'Extra' (outside) + 'prehend' (to grasp, like in 'comprehend'). It describes something that is outside of your ability to grasp it.

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Origen de la palabra

Derived from the Latin 'extra-' (outside) and 'prehendere' (to seize or grasp), following the pattern of 'comprehend'.

Patrones gramaticales

Used primarily as an attributive adjective before a noun. Can be used after linking verbs (e.g., 'The concept is extraprehendery').

Quiz rápido

The philosopher's theories were so ______ that even his peers struggled to find a practical application for them.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: extraprehendery

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