possibly
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pos·si·bly

adverb \-blē\

Definition of POSSIBLY

1
: in a possible manner : by any possibility <that's all she could possibly do>
2
: by merest chance : perhaps <possibly he will recover>
3
: it is possible or imaginable : conceivably <a political libel which may possibly damage me — G. B. Shaw>

Examples of POSSIBLY

  1. <he may possibly recover after such a serious mistake, but it doesn't seem likely>

First Known Use of POSSIBLY

14th century

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