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impossibly

  • /ɪmˈpɒ.sɪb.li/

adverb more impossibly · 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.

Opposite: possibly

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adverb

Opposite: possibly

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adv in an impossible manner

Españolimposiblemente
中文不可能地
Portuguêsimpossivelmente
Françaisimpossiblement
Italianoimpossibilmente
Ελληνικάακατορθωτώς akatorthotós
Русскийневозмо́жно nevozmóžno, невыполни́мо nevypolnímo, неосуществи́мо neosuščestvímo, нереа́льно nereálʹno
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adv to the point of impossibility

Españolimposiblemente
中文难以置信地
Portuguêsimpossivelmente
Françaisimpossiblement
Deutschunmöglich
Русскийневозмо́жно nevozmóžno, невыполни́мо nevypolnímo, непостижи́мо nepostižímo, нереа́льно nereálʹno
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adv contrary to what was thought possible

Españolimposiblemente
Portuguêsimpossivelmente
Françaisincroyablement
Deutschunheimlich
Русскийневероя́тно neverojátno, немы́слимо nemýslimo, непостижи́мо nepostižímo, неосуществи́мо neosuščestvímo
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@misc{impossibly_2026,
  title = {impossibly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impossibly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}