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unbelievably

adv

Etymology

From unbelievable + -ly.

  1. inherited from bilevable
  2. prefixed as unbelievable — “un + believable”
  3. suffixed as unbelievably — “unbelievable + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a manner that one does not or cannot believe.

    • He gestured unbelievably. Everyone knew he was faking his illness.
    • Almost unbelievably, some authors have formed the erroneous conception that ‘Hobson-Jobson’ is actually the double-barrelled surname of the dictionary’s editor.

  2. To an extent not to be believed.

    • His face turned unbelievably blue. We realized he was actually choking.

  3. Contrary to expectations, amazingly.

    • Unbelievably, Rudy saved the man's life but got sued for breaking two of his ribs.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for unbelievably. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA