C1 adjective Literário

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.

Exemplos

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1

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.

2

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.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
extraprehension
Verb
extraprehend
Advérbio
extraprehenderily
Adjetivo
extraprehendery
Relacionado
extraprehendence
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Dica de memorização

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.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: extraprehendery

Exemplos

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.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
extraprehension
Verb
extraprehend
Advérbio
extraprehenderily
Adjetivo
extraprehendery
Relacionado
extraprehendence

Colocações comuns

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

Frases Comuns

of an extraprehendery sort

of an extraprehendery sort

verging on the extraprehendery

verging on the extraprehendery

extraprehendery leap

extraprehendery leap

Frequentemente confundido com

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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Erros comuns

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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Dica de memorização

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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Origem da palavra

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

Padrões gramaticais

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.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: extraprehendery

Palavras relacionadas

to

A1

Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.

and

A1

A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.

a

A1

A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.

that

A1

This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.

I

A1

The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.

for

A1

Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.

not

A1

A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.

with

A1

A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.

he

A1

A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.

you

A1

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

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