English to English
unlikely
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adjective (a)
- not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred(adj.all)Example:
Legislation on the question is highly unlikely.
source: wordnet30 - has little chance of being the case or coming about(adj.all)Example:
An unlikely story.
An unlikely candidate for reelection.
A butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism.
source: wordnet30 - Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely.(adjective)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- In an unlikely manner.(adverb)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- having a probability too low to inspire belief(adj.all)source: wordnet30
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