incredibly
English
Etymology
incredible + -ly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/
Adverb
incredibly (comparative more incredibly, superlative most incredibly)
- (manner) In an incredible manner; not to be believed.
- 1965, Bruce Mansfield, Australian Democrat: The Career of Edward William O'Sullivan, 1846-1910
- With the parental exaggeration which the birth of his various enterprises always induced, O'Sullivan spoke incredibly of eighty-five "enrolled" members.
- 1965, Bruce Mansfield, Australian Democrat: The Career of Edward William O'Sullivan, 1846-1910
- (degree) To a great extent; extremely.
- He was incredibly wealthy.
- (speech act) Used to note the surprising or hard-to-believe nature of what is being said and suggest that it is nevertheless true.
- Incredibly, when he died they found he had left a million dollars to the Poetry Foundation.
Translations
In an incredible manner
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To a great extent; extremely
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used to indicate surprising nature of a true statement
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