incredibly

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/

Adverb

incredibly

1. (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.

2. (degree) To a great extent; extremely.

   He was incredibly wealthy.

3. (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

• French: incroyablement
• Italian: incredibilmente
• Russian: невероя́тно
• Spanish: increíblemente

Translations

• French: incroyablement
• Italian: incredibilmente
• Russian: невероя́тно
• Spanish: increíblemente

Translations

• French: incroyablement
• Italian: incredibilmente
• Russian: невероя́тно

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