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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unconceivable en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + conceivable.

Meanings

  1. That cannot be conceived; unimaginable; inconceivable.
    • The kind liberty granted us of wearing Indian stuffs, and calicoes, to gratify the vanity and folly of our women; which, beside the profit to England, is an unconceivable loss to us; forcing the weavers to beg in our streets, or transport themselves to foreign countries. 1903, Jonathan Swift, The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, Vol. VI; The Drapier's Letters:
    • I am now going out in a sleigh (and four) with unconceivable dignity and grandeur; mentioning which reminds me that I am informed by trusty scouts that —— intends to waylay me at Washington, and may even descend upon me in the train to-morrow. 1880, Charles Dickens, The Letters of Charles Dickens:

Forms

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more unconceivable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most unconceivable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unconceivably