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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Kids and a house felt impossibly out of reach already. Sarah Hartshorne july 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025 At Somni, amid the parade of courses, there’s beautiful plating and masterful technique: In one dish, a healthy quenelle of caviar is perched upon an impossibly light dashi meringue shaped like a fish. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 July 2025 Red was the star of the show, cropping up throughout the presentation, paired with equally eye-catching blue sweaters, silky purple button-downs and impossibly short shorts. Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 There one finds row after row of historic structures, humble and plain, as well as grand and glorious, all on impossibly large lots. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 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 18 Jul. 2025.

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