About The Word Unlikely
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Unlikely
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What's The Definition Of Unlikely?
[adj] has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism"
[adj] not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event" [adj] having a probability to low to inspire belief Synonyms | Synonyms for Unlikely: farfetched | implausible | improbable | last | outside | remote | supposed(a) | unbelievable | unconvincing Related Terms | Find terms related to Unlikely: See Also | Unlikely In Webster's Dictionary \Un*like"ly\, a.
1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as,
an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely.
2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail;
unpromising; as, unlikely means. --Hooker.
3. Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable.
[Obs.] ``The unlikely eld of me.'' --Chaucer.
\Un*like"ly\, adv. In an unlikely manner. |
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