# very like a whale

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Highly improbable; not to be believed.

## Etymology
From an exchange between Hamlet and Polonius (discussing the shape of a cloud) in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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