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inconceivable

/ɪn.kənˈsiː.və.bl̩/ adjective C1
  1. Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.
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Oh, man, it’s just inconceivable!
The Valley of Fear, p. 36 · C1
That all united should fail to enlighten the competent enquirer in any case is almost inconceivable.”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 18 · B2
But all the rest was inconceivable.”
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 17 · B2
The crime was of interest in itself, but that interest was as nothing to me compared to the inconceivable sequel, which afforded me the greatest shock and surprise of any event in my adventurous life.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 1 · C1

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