impossibly

adverb

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

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Set on 3,500 private acres, this alpine sanctuary feels both impossibly refined and deeply connected to the great outdoors. Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2025 The tableside guacamole—mashed to order and impossibly fresh—is a must, setting the stage for smoky, slow-roasted tacos and a cocktail list stacked with premium tequilas and mezcals. Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 Another impossibly delicate dress, a 1930s New York design made of a striped velvet devoré with oversize black flowers, has been reimagined as a three-piece set. Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025 But her series, ultimately, is best appreciated as anthropological study—what impossibly wealthy women do for love and fulfillment—rather than a model for how the rest of us should enact our labors: half as care and half as performance. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025 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 3 Apr. 2025.

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