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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Their output bears no visible relationship to the data that went in, and cracking a modern encryption algorithm would take an impossibly long time (or a quantum computer from the future).
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PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
How Scheffler finds himself, somewhat impossibly, at 0-4-0 for the week.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling and Lesley Sharp, Pillion follows a directionless man who is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
At one point, Atsu climbs its range and skirts along the mouth of the dormant volcano, which spreads like an impossibly massive maw in every direction (Yōtei is pushing the limits of draw-distance tech).
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
How Scheffler finds himself, somewhat impossibly, at 0-4-0 for the week.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling and Lesley Sharp, Pillion follows a directionless man who is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
At one point, Atsu climbs its range and skirts along the mouth of the dormant volcano, which spreads like an impossibly massive maw in every direction (Yōtei is pushing the limits of draw-distance tech).
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Impossibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impossibly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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