impossibly Definition

impossible
adj

1. Not capable of happening, being done, etc.

Example: It is impossible to get there in an hour
Thesaurus: inconceivable, vain, unattainable, insurmountable, inaccessible, preposterous, infeasible, out of the question; Antonym: likely, reasonable.
2. Not capable of being true; difficult to believe.

Example: an impossible story
Thesaurus: improbable, unlikely, doubtful.
3. colloq
Unacceptable, unsuitable or difficult to bear; intolerable
Example: His conduct has put me in an impossible position
Example: That child is quite impossible!

Derivative: impossibly
adverb

Example: This is impossibly hard

Etymology: 14c: from Latin impossibilis.