unlikely

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 References

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un- +‎ likely

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unlikely (comparative unlikelier or more unlikely, superlative unlikeliest or most unlikely)

1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means.

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unlikely

1. In an improbable manner.

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• unlikely in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913