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Meaning
Adv
●
Perhaps;
indicates
that the
proposition
may be
true
(is not
certainly
false
)
regardless of
any
facts
or
circumstances
known to,
stated
by or
implied
by the speaker.
●
In the
realm
of
possibility
;
indicates
that the
action
may
successfully
be
performed
(is not
impossible
)
regardless of
any
facts
or
circumstances
known to,
stated
by or
implied
by the
speaker
that might
limit
the performance.
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Origin
possibly
English
-ly
English
-lice
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ly
Middle English (1100-1500)
possible
English
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Etym
Antonyms
Impossibly
Inevitably
Certainly
Related
Plausibly
Feasibly
Probably
Easily
Theoretically
Presumably
Arguably
Simply
Obviously
Realistically
Surely
Likely
Literally
Definitely
Actually
Effectively
Hopefully
Certainly
Imaginably
Essentially
Clearly
Typically
Usually
Even
Supposedly
Likelihood
Prospect
Sometimes
Viably
Preferably
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