conceivably
conceivably adverb: in a conceivable manner; possibly.
Adverb
conceivably (comparative more conceivably, superlative most conceivably)
- In a conceivable manner; possibly.
- Considering that no lexicographer can conceivably know all the words of a language, students were asked to ponder what data lexicographers used to inform them about words[.]2015, James Lambert, “Lexicography as a teaching tool: A Hong Kong case study”, in Lan Li, Jamie McKeown, Liming Liu, editors, Dictionaries and corpora: Innovations in reference science. Proceedings...
Examples of conceivably in a sentence
- There was also a small window, wherethrough a prisoner might conceivably escape.
- In this context, one could conceivably hold onto the theology that baptism is essential for salvation.
- On the flip-side, they could conceivably have lost because of their various shortcomings in defence.
Forms of conceivably
| comparative | more conceivably |
|---|---|
| superlative | most conceivably |
Origin of conceivably
From conceivable + -ly.
Questions about conceivably
- What does conceivably mean?
- Conceivably means in a conceivable manner; possibly.
- What part of speech is conceivably?
- Conceivably is an adverb.
Words near conceivably in the dictionary
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