humanly possible



humanly possible

Realistically possible. Usually used in the phrase "as fast as humanly possible," meaning as fast as a person could possibly go. This cab driver needs to go as fast as humanly possible to give us any chance of making our flight! I got ready as fast as humanly possible and still missed the bus.
See also: humanly, possible

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MatÚŠ-Slovak
Dominikdaw-MEE-neek (Polish), DO-mi-nik (German)Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Polish, German, Hungarian, Croatian
Donatienne-French
BronisŁAwbraw-NEE-swahfPolish
Yaffa-Hebrew
MihÁLyMEE-hieHungarian