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INCREDIBLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exceedingly; extremely

Example:

behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains

Synonyms:

fabulously; fantastically; incredibly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Sense 2

Meaning:

Not easy to believe

Example:

incredibly, she survived the crash

Synonyms:

implausibly; improbably; incredibly; unbelievably

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

credibly (easy to believe on the basis of available evidence)

Pertainym:

incredible (beyond belief or understanding)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Instead of designing, synthesising and testing new drugs – an incredibly costly and lengthy process – you can make a few simple changes to the siRNA molecule and treat an entirely different disease.

(Nanoparticles used to transport anti-cancer agent to cells, University of Cambridge)

When a massive star dies, it explodes as a supernova and leaves behind either a black hole or an incredibly dense object called a neutron star.

(Mysterious Blast Studied with NASA Telescopes, NASA)

The incredibly interesting and unique biota that occurred on this island was totally eradicated at some point as the island reconnected to mainland Eurasia and more cosmopolitan animals were able to access it.

(Fossil discovery adds to understanding of how geological changes affected evolution of mammalian life, National Science Foundation)

The region is noteworthy as it only contains stars of relatively low to moderate mass, and lacks any of the massive and incredibly bright stars found in larger star-forming regions like the Orion nebula.

(The 'Serpent' star-forming cloud hatches new stars, NASA)

By the very nature of their nanoscale size, nanowires are incredibly sensitive to such binding events and respond by altering the electrical current flowing through them, and thus can form the basis of ultra sensitive molecular detectors.

(Nanowire, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The observation, by a team of researchers at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey; and the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, could help astronomers better understand the evolution of neutron stars — the incredibly dense remnants after a massive star explodes as a supernova.

(Hubble Uncovers Never-Before-Seen Features Around a Neutron Star, NASA)

"The grounding line is buried under a thousand or more meters of ice, so it is incredibly challenging for a human observer on the ice sheet surface to figure out exactly where the transition is," Rignot said.

(West Antarctic Glacier loss appears unstoppable, NASA)

There was something strange in my sensations, something indescribably new and, from its very novelty, incredibly sweet.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

The second reason I am so excited about this eclipse is that Uranus, the planet of sudden, unanticipated events, will be incredibly friendly and supportive, so news will likely come as a complete surprise, coming to you like a blazing meteor from space.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)