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inconceivable

adjective

  1. impossible, totally unlikely
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪn.kənˈsiː.və.bl̩/

adj

Etymology: From in- + conceivable.

  1. Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.

    While the world altered dramatically during the course of her reign, the monarchy did too, though rather more imperceptibly: the walkabouts that increasingly characterised royal appearances, the pop concerts at Buckingham Palace, the throwing open of the royal palaces to visitors – even the paying of income tax, and royal podcasts – would have been inconceivable as innovations at the time Elizabeth came to the throne.