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

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So why choose Marseille, a perennially unstable club with impossibly demanding supporters who had not won a league title in 14 years, had finished eighth the previous season and did not even have so much as a Conference League campaign to look forward to? Tom Williams, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 Of course, that dinner is made impossibly better when the restaurant is just as amazing as the rest of your vacation. Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 For days and nights, all eyes were glued to an impossibly thin metal chimney that sprouted from the fabled Sistine Chapel. Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025 Her looks are always timeless, understated, and impossibly chic—and her Easter dress was no exception. Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for impossibly

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 1 May. 2025.

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