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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Jonathan Bailey: Omega De Ville Prestige Jonathan Bailey, nominated for his performance in Fellow Travelers, looked impossibly suave on Sunday, rocking a Giorgio Armani tuxedo with a chic, silk shirt and a sleek, steel Omega timepiece.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
The middle is impossibly airy, a light, puffy cushion for all the toppings.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
Where to watch The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Netflix
Captain Phillips (2013)
Another wonderful, impossibly taut Paul Greengrass thriller, this one charts the 2008 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama shipping vessel by Somali pirates.
—EW.com, 14 Sep. 2024
So if, for example, your kitchen contains a cabinet with impossibly shallow shelves, don’t think of it as a waste of space.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2024
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
The middle is impossibly airy, a light, puffy cushion for all the toppings.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
Where to watch The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Netflix
Captain Phillips (2013)
Another wonderful, impossibly taut Paul Greengrass thriller, this one charts the 2008 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama shipping vessel by Somali pirates.
—EW.com, 14 Sep. 2024
So if, for example, your kitchen contains a cabinet with impossibly shallow shelves, don’t think of it as a waste of space.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for impossibly
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“Impossibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impossibly. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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