INCREDIBLE

incredible, unbelievable

(adjective) beyond belief or understanding; “at incredible speed”; “the book’s plot is simply incredible”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

incredible (comparative more incredible, superlative most incredible)

(literal) Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable. [from 15th c.]

(figurative) Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.

(figurative) Marvellous; profoundly affecting; wonderful.

Synonyms

• unbelievable

Source: Wiktionary


In*cred"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. incredibilis: cf. OF. incredible. See In- not, and Credible.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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