impossibly

adverb

im·​pos·​si·​bly (ˌ)im-ˈpä-sə-blē How to pronounce impossibly (audio)
1
: not possibly
2
: to an improbable degree : unbelievably
an impossibly green lawn

Examples of impossibly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The stunning picture of a woman dancing on the back of a horse impossibly balanced astride a narrow tightrope is a historic exemplar of the diversionary power of bread and circuses. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024 More broadly, the survey shows the wide—perhaps impossibly so—chasm between Trump and Biden supporters on the cultural flashpoints that color so many choices in our lives. Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 June 2024 The dish to order: An impossibly crispy pork schnitzel, topped with golden beets and smoked roe. Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2024 Read These Steamy, Spicy Sports-Themed Romance Novels Next 15 of 16 'Wicked Marigold' by Caroline Carlson Princess Rosalind is impossibly good. Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for impossibly 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of impossibly was circa 1580

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“Impossibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impossibly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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