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incredible

/ɪŋˈkɹɛdəbəl/ adjective B1
  1. Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief.
  2. Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring. (figuratively) · 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; excellent. (figuratively) · I had such an incredible slice of pizza last night that I simply can't think about anything else.
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No signs of violence were to be discovered upon Sir Charles’s person, and though the doctor’s evidence pointed to an almost incredible facial distortion—so great that Dr.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 18 · C1
It must read most incredible to you, and yet I beg you to take it seriously, for a child's life and a man's sanity may depend upon it.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 53 · B2
It is incredible!"
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 69 · B2
She was cut to the heart that I should have discovered this horrible, this incredible, secret.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 56 · B2

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