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impossibly

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im·pos·si·ble  (m-ps-bl)
adj.
1. Incapable of having existence or of occurring.
2. Not capable of being accomplished: an impossible goal.
3. Unacceptable; intolerable: impossible behavior.
4. Extremely difficult to deal with or tolerate: an impossible child; an impossible situation.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin impossibilis : in-, not; see in-1 + possibilis, possible; see possible.]

im·possi·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.impossibly - to a degree impossible of achievement; "long thought to be an impossibly difficult operation"; "impossibly far from sources of supply"
possibly - to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means; "they can't possibly get here in time for the funeral?"
Translations
impossibly [ɪmˈpɒsəblɪ] ADV
1. (= extremely) [late, expensive, small] → increíblemente, tremendamente
impossibly difficulttan difícil que resulta imposible, increíblemente or tremendamente difícil
2. (= intolerably) she was impossibly rude to Annera grosera con Ann hasta un punto intolerable
George behaved impossibly at the wedding receptionGeorge estuvo insoportable durante el banquete de bodas
impossibly [ɪmˈpɒsəbli] adv [difficult, complicated] → invraisemblablement
impossibly
advunmöglich; an impossibly high standardein unerreichbar hohes Niveau
impossibly [ɪmˈpɒsəblɪ] adv (extremely, late, early, difficult) → incredibilmente; (intolerably, behave, act) → insopportabilmente
impossibly [ɪmˈpɒsəblɪ] adv (extremely, late, early, difficult) → incredibilmente; (intolerably, behave, act) → insopportabilmente


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The callers left before nine, and at that hour (an impossibly dissipated one for the brick house) the family retired for the night.
MY DEAREST BARBARA ALEXIEVNA,--How happy I was last night--how immeasurably, how impossibly happy
If it had impossibly come down to us from some elder time, or had not been so perfectly modern in its recognition of feeling and motives ignored by the less conscious poetry of the past, it might be ranked with the great epics.
 
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