incredibly

incredibly

English

Etymology

incredible +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/

Adverb

incredibly (comparative more incredibly, superlative most 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

In an incredible manner

Bulgarian: невероятно (bg) (neverojatno) Catalan: increïblement Esperanto: nekredeble Finnish: epäuskottavasti, ei uskottavasti

French: incroyablement (fr) Italian: incredibilmente (it) Russian: невероя́тно (ru) (neverojátno) Spanish: increíblemente (es)

To a great extent; extremely

Catalan: increïblement Czech: neuvěřitelně Esperanto: nekredeble Finnish: uskomattomasti (fi), uskomattoman (fi) French: incroyablement (fr)

Italian: incredibilmente (it) Russian: невероя́тно (ru) (neverojátno) Spanish: increíblemente (es) Vietnamese: khó tin nổi

used to indicate surprising nature of a true statement

Bulgarian: невероятно (bg) (neverojatno) Esperanto: nekredeble French: incroyablement (fr)

Italian: incredibilmente (it) Russian: невероя́тно (ru) (neverojátno)

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Esperanto: (please verify) unbelievably, incredibly

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