incredibly

adverb

in·​cred·​i·​bly (ˌ)in-ˈkre-də-blē How to pronounce incredibly (audio)
1
: in an incredible manner
2
: extremely
incredibly difficult

Examples of incredibly in a Sentence

the entrance exam to the elite prep school was incredibly difficult
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Because hot & sour soup is incredibly nuanced. Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025 The same style of humor, lovable characters and incredibly awkward moments await. Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 The delivery process was incredibly easy. Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025 Lo and behold, over those same time periods where the Sun was emitting no gamma-rays at all, the Moon didn’t just show up in Compton’s data, but appeared incredibly bright to Compton’s eyes. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incredibly

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of incredibly was circa 1500

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“Incredibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incredibly. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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