impossibly

CEFRB2

/ˌɪˈmpɑsəbli/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In a way that seems impossible.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    Contrary to what had been thought possible.

Examples

  • The kitten's downy fur felt impossibly soft between her fingers.

  • The project was impossibly difficult to achieve.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. To the point of impossibility.

  2. Not possibly; in an impossible manner.

More examples

In context

  • Ziri's latest movie was impossibly bad.

  • Impossibly, after the water receded, the cat was found asleep on a chair jammed in a tree.

  • The topology problem was impossibly difficult.

Antonyms

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Origin

adverb

From impossible + -ly.