impossibly

adverb

im·​pos·​si·​bly (ˌ)im-ˈpä-sə-blē How to pronounce impossibly (audio)
Synonyms of impossiblynext
1
: not possibly
2
: to an improbable degree : unbelievably
an impossibly green lawn

Examples of impossibly in a Sentence

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Wouldn’t that be impossibly hard to balance? Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 June 2026 The 25-year-old Phoenix Suns guard has a fluidity, an impossibly fast series of movements, that would have made Sergei Diaghilev proud. Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026 But, typical of Hockney portraiture, the resulting drawings magnificently captured every crag in Auden’s impossibly craggy face. Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026 After a handsome pediatrician named Steve (McConaughey) rescues Mary from oncoming traffic, the pair hit it off over the course of one impossibly romantic evening— only for Mary to discover that Steve is actually Fran's fiancé. Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 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 17 Jun. 2026.

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