incredibly
//ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli//
Forms
- Comparative
- more incredibly
- Superlative
- most incredibly
Definitions
1.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; extremely.
3.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.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3257
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
Etymology tree
English incredible
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English incredibly
From incredible + -ly.