INCREDIBLY


Meaning of INCREDIBLY in English

in ‧ cred ‧ i ‧ bly S3 /ɪnˈkredəbli, ɪnˈkredɪbli/ BrE AmE adverb

[ Word Family: adverb : ↑ incredibly , ↑ credibly , ↑ incredulously ; adjective : ↑ incredible , ↑ credible , ↑ incredulous ; noun : ↑ credibility , ↑ incredulity ]

1 . [+adjective/adverb] informal extremely:

Nicotine is incredibly addictive.

2 . [sentence adverb] in a way that is hard to believe:

The knife had pierced his heart, but incredibly he was still alive.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.