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improbability

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Improbability  \Im*prob`a*bil"i*ty\,  n.;  pl  {Improbabilities}. 
  [Cf.  F.  improbabilit['e].] 
  The  quality  or  state  of  being  improbable;  unlikelihood;  also 
  that  which  is  improbable;  an  improbable  event  or  result. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  improbability 
  n  :  the  quality  of  being  improbable  [syn:  {improbableness}] 
  [ant:  {probability}] 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  IMPROBABILITY,  n. 
 
  His  tale  he  told  with  a  solemn  face 
  And  a  tender,  melancholy  grace. 
  Improbable  'twas,  no  doubt, 
  When  you  came  to  think  it  out 
  But  the  fascinated  crowd 
  Their  deep  surprise  avowed 
  And  all  with  a  single  voice  averred 
  'Twas  the  most  amazing  thing  they'd  heard  -- 
  All  save  one  who  spake  never  a  word 
  But  sat  as  mum 
  As  if  deaf  and  dumb, 
  Serene,  indifferent  and  unstirred. 
  Then  all  the  others  turned  to  him 
  And  scrutinized  him  limb  from  limb  -- 
  Scanned  him  alive; 
  But  he  seemed  to  thrive 
  And  tranquiler  grow  each  minute, 
  As  if  there  were  nothing  in  it 
  "What!  what!"  cried  one  "are  you  not  amazed 
  At  what  our  friend  has  told?"  He  raised 
  Soberly  then  his  eyes  and  gazed 
  In  a  natural  way 
  And  proceeded  to  say 
  As  he  crossed  his  feet  on  the  mantel-shelf: 
  "O  no  --  not  at  all  I'm  a  liar  myself."




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