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Webster 1913 Edition


Incredible

In-cred′i-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
incredibilis
: cf. OF.
incredible
. See
In-
not, and
Credible
.]
Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous.
Why should it be thought a thing
incredible
with you, that God should raise the dead?
Acts xxvi. 8.

Webster 1828 Edition


Incredible

INCRED'IBLE

,
Adj.
[L. incredibilis; in and credibilis, credible.]
That cannot be believed; not to be credited; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief.
Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? Acts.26.

Definition 2024


incredible

incredible

See also: incrédible

English

Adjective

incredible (comparative more incredible, superlative most incredible)

  1. 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 0-520-06134-9, 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.
  2. 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; 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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