"unbelievably" meaning in All languages combined

See unbelievably on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Etymology: un- + believable + -y unbelievable + believably Etymology templates: {{ety-affix|un|believable|y|2compound=believably}} un- + believable + -y unbelievable + believably
  1. Something done unbelievably means it is done in a way that is not believable.
    Sense id: simple-unbelievably-en-adv-qm~dvMiV
  2. Unbelievably is so extreme that it is hard to believe.
    Sense id: simple-unbelievably-en-adv-1Xx~2BPk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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          "text": "He tried, unbelievably, to convince her that he was sorry."
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