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denkbar

conceivably

adverb DENK-bar Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Also means

as ... as possible

Usage Note

denkbar before a superlative or extreme adjective means as ... as can be imagined, as in denkbar einfach (as simple as possible). It frames a quality at the very edge of what is conceivable.

Examples

"Die Lösung ist denkbar einfach."

Natural Translation

The solution is as simple as can be.

Literal Translation

The solution is conceivably simple.

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