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incredible

adj
/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbəl/UK/ɪŋˈkɹɛdəbəl/US

Etymology

From Middle English incredible, from Latin incrēdibilis (“that cannot be believed”), from in- (“not”) + crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”), equivalent to in- + credible.

  1. derived from incrēdibilis
  2. inherited from incredible

Definitions

  1. Too implausible to be credible

    Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief.

    • The extinction of a species once so numerous seemed incredible.
    • 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.
    • The other may be that they sincerely believed it to be true, demonstrating an almost incredible lack of communication between themselves and their working engineers.

  2. Amazing

    Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.

    • He was so wrapped up in watching the incredible special effects that he couldn't keep track of the story.

  3. Marvellous

    Marvellous; profoundly affecting; wonderful; excellent.

    • I had such an incredible slice of pizza last night that I simply can't think about anything else.

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Derived

incredibility, incredibleness

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at incredible. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at incredible. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at incredible

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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