uncomparable

uncomparable
uncomparable late 14c., “incomparable,” from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) “not” + COMPARABLE (Cf. comparable). Meaning “unable to be compared (to something else)” is from 1826. Related: Uncomparably.

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