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impossibly

/ɪmˈpɒ.sɪb.li/

impossibly adverb: not possibly; in an impossible manner.

Adverb

impossibly (comparative more impossibly, superlative most impossibly)

  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.
    • ANDRÉ SARAIVA, the slight 35-year-old graffitist and night-life entrepreneur, showed up at the Emmanuel Perrotin gallery in the Marais on a recent Saturday night in his trademark impossibly skinny jeans and a navy Thom Browne peacoat.2007 April 22, Julia Chaplin, “The Life of the After-Party”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2022

impossibly meaning in Vietnamese

impossibly in Vietnamese

in an impossible manner
một cách không thể
to the point of impossibility
tới mức không thể
contrary to what was thought possible
trái lại

Examples of impossibly in a sentence

  • An impossibly skinny legend named Violet Chachki has a thing or two to say about that.
  • Sweet, sensitive, and impossibly sassy, V is many fans' bias, and an integral member of the group.
  • If it sounds like an impossibly busy slate, it turned out to be just that.

All 25 example sentences with impossibly

Antonyms of impossibly

Forms of impossibly

comparativemore impossibly
superlativemost impossibly

Origin of impossibly

From impossible + -ly.

Questions about impossibly

What does impossibly mean?
Impossibly means not possibly; in an impossible manner.
What is impossibly in Vietnamese?
Impossibly in Vietnamese is một cách không thể, tới mức không thể, trái lại. See Impossibly meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is impossibly?
Impossibly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce impossibly?
Impossibly is pronounced /ɪmˈpɒ.sɪb.li/.

Words near impossibly in the dictionary

  1. impossible tridents
  2. impossible trinity
  3. impossibleness
  4. impossibles
  5. impossiblest
  6. impossibly
  7. impost
  8. imposter
  9. imposterhood
  10. imposterous
  11. imposters

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