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incredible (adj.)
early 15c., "unbelievable," from Latin
incredibilis
"not to be believed," from
in-
"not" (see
in-
(1)) +
credibilis
"worthy of belief" (see
credible
). Used c. 1400 in a now-extinct sense of "unbelieving, incredulous." Related:
Incredibly
.