unreal

Etymology

un- + real

adj

  1. Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.
  2. (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 102
    He 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

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