Unbelievable
(
adjective
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adverb
)
(As an adjective)
Unbelievable ( adjective )
Impossible to believe; too unlikely to be true.
Origin:
Late middle english (in the sense "incredible"): from un- (expressing negation) + old french believable, from croire "to believe".
Examples:
- The story was simply unbelievable.
- He had an unbelievable talent for music.
- The scale of the disaster is almost unbelievable.
- I find it unbelievable that he could have forgotten our meeting.
- He had unbelievable luck in the lottery.
(As an adverb)
Unbelievable ( adverb )
Impossible to believe; too unlikely to be true.
Origin:
Late middle english (in the sense "incredible"): from un- (expressing negation) + old french believable, from croire "to believe".
Examples:
- The story was simply unbelievable.
- He had an unbelievable talent for music.
- The scale of the disaster is almost unbelievable.
- I find it unbelievable that he could have forgotten our meeting.
- He had unbelievable luck in the lottery.