Impossibly
adv
adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
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
Example
More examples"Her standards for men are impossibly high, thanks to a girlhood rich in Disney, Cosmopolitan, and private school."
Etymology
From impossible + -ly.