Impossibly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb

1
Not possibly; in an impossible manner.
2
To the point of impossibility.
"The topology problem was impossibly difficult."
3
Contrary to what had been thought possible.
"Impossibly, after the water receded, the cat was found asleep on a chair jammed in a tree."

Adverb

1
to a degree impossible of achievement wordnet

Synonyms

Antonyms

inevitably possibly

Example

"Her standards for men are impossibly high, thanks to a girlhood rich in Disney, Cosmopolitan, and private school."

Etymology

From impossible + -ly.

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