incredible 
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in·cred·ible (in kred′ə bəl)
adjective
- not credible; unbelievable
- seeming too unusual or improbable to be possible
Etymology: L incredibilis
Related Forms:
- incredibility in·cred′·ibil′·ity noun
- incredibly in·cred′·ibly adverb
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incredible
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Preposition: that
- anyone: I still find it incredible that anyone would go to such lengths to give what is obviously a purely one-sided point of view.
Modifying Another Word
- absolutely: You can actually see the heat rising above the ground, an absolutely incredible place to experience.
Infinitive complement
- watch: The father and son team at the spiny forest near Ifaty, were incredible to watch.
Modifies a noun
- feat: That Brian spent all those long cold hours over Arctic waters is an incredible feat in itself.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: Indeed, it seems incredible that German supremo Gerhard Schroeder polled a mere 19 votes.
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