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

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Phrases (1)

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incredibly blue
Blue to a striking or surprising degree.

Adverb + adjective

Etymology

From incredible + -ly.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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