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Unbelievably

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a manner that one does not or cannot believe.

    "He gestured unbelievably. Everyone knew he was faking his illness."

  2. 2
    To an extent not to be believed.

    "His face turned unbelievably blue. We realized he was actually choking."

  3. 3
    Contrary to expectations, amazingly.

    "Unbelievably, Rudy saved the man's life but got sued for breaking two of his ribs."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an unbelievable manner wordnet
  2. 2
    not easy to believe wordnet

Etymology

From unbelievable + -ly.

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