perhaps; indicating that something might happen, be true, or exist
It will possibly rain later, so bring an umbrella.
She will possibly arrive before noon if the traffic is light.
✦ From Latin possibilis (“that can be done”) + -ly.
used to make a request, offer, or question sound more polite or less direct
Could you possibly open the window? It's hot in here.
Would it be possibly alright if I borrowed your notes?
used with negatives or in rhetorical questions to emphasize that something is impossible or hard to believe
I can't possibly finish this report by tonight.
How could she possibly forget her own birthday?
in a way or to a degree that is not possible.
Climbing that cliff without ropes is impossibly dangerous.
The locked safe was impossibly heavy to move by hand.
✦ From late Middle English impossibil + -ly, from Old French impossible, from Latin impossibilis ("impossible"), equivalent to in- + possible.
(informal, intensifier) to an extreme degree; very.
The kitten looked impossibly adorable curled up asleep.
That cake smells impossibly delicious!
