unreal
Etymology
un- + real
adj
-
Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality. -
(informal) very impressive; amazing; unbelievable; incredible; larger or more fantastic than typical of real life. The video includes unreal footage of an eight-metre wave.I just had an unreal hamburger.He stops his cab at every traffic light, unrolls his window and calls out to the other drivers: "I've got a movie star in the car! Follow me down to see her come out. She is unreal, man! I am in seventh heaven! I have a dream!" 1990, Eurydice, F/32, page 205"She just set me up" "Now that's unreal, man. I mean, we're talking about a fairly considerable sum here, aren't we, Dexter?" "Listen to me. She set me up, with a dude she was cheatin' on me with 1995, Sam Reaves, Get What's Coming, page 60“Yeah, she does have a certain mental toughness that is unreal,” agreed Berto. “I really don't think of her as a girl, I mean, it's like she's a tough buddy or tough sister to me.” 2012, Thomas Maul, Manila Demon, page 102He walks around and tries to pluck a flower on the ground. david exclaims, “Holy shit, this is unreal! i can feel the flower, the heat from the sun, and i can even hear the wind! The smells are so vibrant! How could i possibly be smelling flowers? 2011, John Adrian Tomlin, The Imaginarium Machine, page 13
Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/unreal), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.