"conceivably" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-conceivably.wav [US] Forms: more conceivably [comparative], most conceivably [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English conceivable Middle English -ly English -ly English conceivably From conceivable + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|conceivable|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English conceivable Middle English -ly English -ly English conceivably [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "conceivably", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="conceivably"> From conceivable + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} conceivably (comparative more conceivably, superlative most conceivably)
  1. In a conceivable manner; possibly. Translations (in a conceivable manner): wyobrażalnie (Polish)
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