impossibly
adverb
im·pos·si·bly
(ˌ)im-ˈpä-sə-blē 
1
: not possibly
2
: to an improbable degree : unbelievably
an impossibly green lawn
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My outfit, which seemed drab mere moments ago, is suddenly impossibly chic, elevated to high fashion by the completely insane amount of kindling in my arms.
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Maeve Dunigan, New Yorker, 1 May 2025
There were thousands of roses, presidential suites in impossibly picturesque hotels, a white horse as a Christmas gift.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Known for their impossibly fast wings and long, slender beaks, hummingbirds spend their winters in Central America or Mexico before migrating north as early as February to late spring, according to Hummingbird Central.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Recommended Resilience Trump and Xi test rival styles of strongman leadership in tariff war
The price of houses began to seem impossibly high, yet people continued to move in.
—Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
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Maeve Dunigan, New Yorker, 1 May 2025
There were thousands of roses, presidential suites in impossibly picturesque hotels, a white horse as a Christmas gift.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Known for their impossibly fast wings and long, slender beaks, hummingbirds spend their winters in Central America or Mexico before migrating north as early as February to late spring, according to Hummingbird Central.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Recommended Resilience Trump and Xi test rival styles of strongman leadership in tariff war
The price of houses began to seem impossibly high, yet people continued to move in.
—Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Impossibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impossibly. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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