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impossibly

ADV อย่าง เป็นไปไม่ได้ 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMPOSSIBLY

IMPOSSIBLY Im *pos "si *bly, adv.

 

Defn: Not possibly. Sir. T. North.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

impossibly

im pos si bly |imˈpäsəblē ɪmˈpɑsəbli | adverb [ sentence adverb ] used to describe an event or action that is so difficult or unlikely one would not expect it to be possible: he held her and, impossibly, she fell asleep. [ as submodifier ] so as to be impossible: impossibly high standards. [ as submodifier ] possessing the specified quality to an unbelievably high degree: impossibly blond hair.

 

Oxford Dictionary

impossibly

im |pos ¦sibly |ɪmˈpɒsɪbli | adverb 1 [ as submodifier ] so as to be impossible: every task seemed impossibly difficult. [ sentence adverb ] used to describe an event or action that is so difficult or unlikely one would not expect it to be possible: he held her and, impossibly, she fell asleep. 2 [ as submodifier ] possessing the specified quality to an unbelievably high degree: her impossibly blonde hair.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

impossibly

impossibly adverb their entrance exam is impossibly difficult: unreasonably, extremely, exceedingly, exceptionally, unduly, unnecessarily, ridiculously, overly. WORD NOTE impossibly This is one of those adverbs that's formed from an adjective and can modify only modifiers, never verbs. Using these sorts of adverbs —impossibly fast, extraordinarily yummy, irreducibly complex is an upscale educated speech tic that translates well to writing. Not only can the adverbs be as colorful /funny /snarky as you like, but the device is a neat way to up the formality of your prose without sacrificing personality; it makes the writer sound like an actual person, albeit a classy one. The big caveat is that you can't use these special-adverb-plus-adjective constructions more than once every few sentences or your prose starts to look like it's trying too hard. DFW Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

impossibly

im p s si bly 副詞 とてもありそうになく, 途方もなく (!動詞 は修飾しない ) impossibly huge とてつもなく大きな