impossible
♦♦ im|pos|sible /ɪmp'ɒsɪbəl/
1 [ADJ] oft it v-link ADJ to-inf/that, ADJ to-inf
Something that is impossible cannot be done or cannot happen.
It was impossible for anyone to get in because no one knew the password...
He thinks the tax is impossible to administer...
Keller is good at describing music-an almost impossible task to do well.
≠ possible
[N-SING] the N
The impossible is something which is impossible.
They were expected to do the impossible...
● impossibly [ADV] ADV adj
Mathematical physics is an almost impossibly difficult subject.
● impossibility [N-VAR] oft the N of n
...the impossibility of knowing absolute truth.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
An impossible situation or an impossible position is one that is very difficult to deal with.
The Government was now in an almost impossible position.
= hopeless
3 [ADJ]
If you describe someone as impossible, you are annoyed that their bad behaviour or strong views make them difficult to deal with.
The woman is impossible, thought Frannie.
= intolerable
1 [ADJ] oft it v-link ADJ to-inf/that, ADJ to-inf
Something that is impossible cannot be done or cannot happen.
It was impossible for anyone to get in because no one knew the password...
He thinks the tax is impossible to administer...
Keller is good at describing music-an almost impossible task to do well.
≠ possible
[N-SING] the N
The impossible is something which is impossible.
They were expected to do the impossible...
● impossibly [ADV] ADV adj
Mathematical physics is an almost impossibly difficult subject.
● impossibility [N-VAR] oft the N of n
...the impossibility of knowing absolute truth.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
An impossible situation or an impossible position is one that is very difficult to deal with.
The Government was now in an almost impossible position.
= hopeless
3 [ADJ]
If you describe someone as impossible, you are annoyed that their bad behaviour or strong views make them difficult to deal with.
The woman is impossible, thought Frannie.
= intolerable