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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The 70-plus people tallied along Second Street in particular, near Interstate 8, seemed impossibly high, the city manager said in the email.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025
In the film, Colin, a timid man is swept off his feet when Ray, an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 May 2025
Perhaps the public debt is now so big, and on such a fast-rising trajectory, that bringing it back under control seems impossibly difficult.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
Forecasters still expect a healthy overall increase in the European EV market in 2025, although longer-term targets based on European Union CO2 emissions rules still look impossibly high.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025
In the film, Colin, a timid man is swept off his feet when Ray, an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 May 2025
Perhaps the public debt is now so big, and on such a fast-rising trajectory, that bringing it back under control seems impossibly difficult.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
Forecasters still expect a healthy overall increase in the European EV market in 2025, although longer-term targets based on European Union CO2 emissions rules still look impossibly high.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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“Impossibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impossibly. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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