unbelievable

unbelievable
unbelievably, adv.
/un'bi lee"veuh beuhl/, adj.
1. too dubious or improbable to be believed: an unbelievable excuse.
2. so remarkable as to strain credulity; extraordinary: the unbelievable fury of the storm; an unbelievable athlete.
[1540-50; UN-1 + BELIEVABLE]

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