uncredible en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English uncredible, equivalent to un- + credible.
Meanings
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Not credible; that cannot be believed.
a parade of uncredible witnesses
The Soile for the moſt part is lifted vp into many hilles, parted aſunder vvith narrovv and ſhort vallies, and a ſhallovv earth doth couer their out-ſide, vvhich by a Sea-vveede called Orevvood, and a certaine kinde of fruitfull Sea-ſand, they make ſo ranke and batten, as is vncredible.
1627, John Speed, “Cornwall”, in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland Described and Abridged. […], London: […] Georg Humble […], →OCLC, signature [D6], verso, paragraph 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most uncredible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more uncredible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (1)
de unglaubwürdig (not credible; that cannot be believed)