unbelievably
/ˌʌnbəlˈivəbli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a manner that one does not or cannot believe.
adv
To an extent not to be believed.
adv
Example Sentences
- "He gestured unbelievably. Everyone knew he was faking his illness."
- "Almost unbelievably, some authors have formed the erroneous conception that ‘Hobson-Jobson’ is actually the double-barrelled surname of the dictionary’s editor."
- "His face turned unbelievably blue. We realized he was actually choking."
- "Unbelievably, Rudy saved the man's life but got sued for breaking two of his ribs."
Etymology
Etymology tree English unbelievable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English unbelievably From unbelievable + -ly.