incredibly

adv
/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/

Etymology

From incredible + -ly.

  1. derived from incrēdibilis
  2. inherited from incredible
  3. formed as incredibly — “incredible + -ly

Definitions

  1. In an incredible manner

    In an incredible manner; not to be believed.

    • With the parental exaggeration which the birth of his various enterprises always induced, O'Sullivan spoke incredibly of eighty-five "enrolled" members.
  2. To a great extent

    To a great extent; extremely.

    • He was incredibly wealthy.
  3. Used to note the surprising or hard-to-believe nature of what is being said and suggest…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for incredibly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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