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unlikely |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unlikely \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unlikely \Un*like"ly\, adv In an unlikely manner. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unlikely adj 1: not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event" [syn: {improbable}] [ant: {probable}] 2: 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" [ant: {likely}] 3: having a probability to low to inspire belief [syn: {improbable}, {unbelievable}, {unconvincing}]
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