"uncredible" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more uncredible [comparative], most uncredible [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English uncredible, equivalent to un- + credible. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|uncredible}} Middle English uncredible, {{pre|en|un|credible|id1=negative}} un- + credible Head templates: {{en-adj}} uncredible (comparative more uncredible, superlative most uncredible)
  1. Not credible; that cannot be believed. Related terms: noncredible Translations (not credible; that cannot be believed): unglaubwürdig (German)
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