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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Improbable \Im*prob"a*ble\, a. [L. improbabilis pref. im- not + probabilis probable: cf F. improbable. See {Probable}.] Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as an improbable story or event. He . . . sent to Elutherius then bishop of Rome, an improbable letter, as some of the contents discover. --Milton. -- {Im*prob"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*prob"a*bly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: improbably adv : not easy to believe; "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains" [syn: {incredibly}, {implausibly}, {unbelievably}] [ant: {believably}, {credibly}]
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