incredibly B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/ See IPA manual Freq #3177 Meanings 1 adv Extremely; to a very great degree. He was incredibly wealthy. 2 adv In a way that is surprising or hard to believe. Incredibly, when he died they found he had left a million dollars to charity. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · extremely; to a very great... fabulously 2 adv · in a way that is surprising... unbelievablyimplausiblyimprobably Common collocations incredibly blue Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From incredible + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # incredibly **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/ **Frequency rank:** 3177 ## Meanings 1. Extremely; to a very great degree. 2. In a way that is surprising or hard to believe. ## Examples - He was incredibly wealthy. - Incredibly, when he died they found he had left a million dollars to charity. ## Synonyms - unbelievably ## Etymology From incredible + -ly. ## AI Etymology Incredibly comes from incredible + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown