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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Possibly

· Pos·si·bly · IPA /ˈpɑ.sɪ.bli/
01 adv. In a possible manner; by possible means; especially, by extreme, remote, or improbable intervention, change, or exercise of power; by a cha…
  1. 1.
    In a possible manner; by possible means; especially, by extreme, remote, or improbable intervention, change, or exercise of power; by a chance; perhaps; as, possibly he may recover.
    “Can we . . . possibly his love desert?” — Milton.
    “When possibly I can, I will return.” — Shak.