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possibly

pos·sibly

UK/ˈpɒs.ə.bli/ US/ˈpɒs.ɪ.bli/ common

adverb

1.

by chance

  • “perhaps she will call tomorrow”
  • “we may possibly run into them at the concert”
  • “it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time”
2.

with a possibility of becoming actual

  • “introducing possibly dangerous innovations”
  • “he is potentially dangerous”
  • “potentially useful”
Synonyms
3.

in a manner or to a degree possible of conceiving

  • “is it possibly true?”
Antonyms
4.

to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means

  • “they can”
Antonyms

Origin

From possible + -ly.

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