incredible
See also: incrédible
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin incrēdibilis (“that cannot be believed”), from in- (“not”) + crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ĭnkrĕ'dəbəl, IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɹɛdəbəl/
- Rhymes: -ɛdɪbəl
Adjective
incredible (comparative more incredible, superlative most incredible)
- Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable. [from 15th c.]
- 1980 September 16, Senator John Glenn, quoted in William A. Schwartz et al., The Nuclear Seduction: Why the Arms Race Doesn’t Matter—And What Does, University of California Press (1990, 1993), →ISBN, page 29:
- I get lost in what is credible and not credible. This whole thing gets so incredible when you consider wiping out whole nations, it is difficult to establish credibility.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, page 796:
- He therefore found revealed religion incredible in a literal sense, and, as Bayle had done before him, he radically separated morality from the practice of organized religion.
- 1980 September 16, Senator John Glenn, quoted in William A. Schwartz et al., The Nuclear Seduction: Why the Arms Race Doesn’t Matter—And What Does, University of California Press (1990, 1993), →ISBN, page 29:
- Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.
- He was so wrapped up in watching the incredible special effects that he couldn't keep track of the story.
- Marvellous; profoundly affecting; wonderful.
- I had such an incredible slice of pizza last night that I simply can't think about anything else.
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Translations
too implausible to be credible
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