"impossibly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ɪmˈpɒsəbli/
Etymology: impossible + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|impossible|ly}} impossible + -ly
  1. If something is impossibly difficult, expensive, far, etc. it is so much so that it is not possible.
    Sense id: simple-impossibly-en-adv-WWvCynxO
  2. If something is impossibly large, beautiful, blue, etc. it is very much so. Synonyms: incredibly
    Sense id: simple-impossibly-en-adv-iXOfcvG6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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          "text": "The equipment would have to be impossibly precise to detect such a small change."
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