different between incredibly vs abysmally

English

Etymology

incredible +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???k??d?bli/

Adverb

incredibly (comparative more incredibly, superlative most incredibly)

1. (manner) In an incredible manner; not to be believed.
   • 1965, Bruce Mansfield, Australian Democrat: The Career of Edward William O'Sullivan, 1846-1910

     With the parental exaggeration which the birth of his various enterprises always induced, O'Sullivan spoke incredibly of eighty-five "enrolled" members.

2. (degree) To a great extent; extremely.

3. Used to note the surprising or hard-to-believe nature of what is being said and suggest that it is nevertheless true.

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• bicylinder

English

Etymology

abysmal +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??b?z.ml?.i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??b?z.ml?.i/

Adverb

abysmally (comparative more abysmally, superlative most abysmally)

1. Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme degree; dreadfully. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]

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