unlikely

un·like·ly

U0093000 (ŭn-līk′lē)adj. un·like·li·er, un·like·li·est 1. Not likely; improbable.2. Not promising; likely to fail.

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un·like′li·ness n.

unlikely

(ʌnˈlaɪklɪ) adjnot likely; improbable unˈlikeliness, unˈlikelihood n

un•like•ly

(ʌnˈlaɪk li)

adj. , -li•er, -li•est,
adv. adj. 1. not likely to be or occur; improbable; doubtful. 2. holding little prospect of success; unpromising. adv. 3. in an unlikely way. [1325–75] un•like′li•hood`, n. un•like′li•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unlikely - not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event"improbable
	2.	unlikely - 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"likely - has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"
	3.	unlikely - having a probability too low to inspire beliefimprobable, unbelievable, unconvincingimplausible - having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse"

unlikely

adjective1. improbable, doubtful, remote, slight, faint, not likely, unimaginable A military coup seems unlikely.
improbable odds-on, likely, to be expected, expected, anticipated, probable, on the cards2. unbelievable, incredible, unconvincing, implausible, questionable, cock-and-bull (informal) I smiled sincerely, to encourage him to buy this unlikely story.
unbelievable possible, plausible, feasible, likely, reasonable, credible, believable

unlikely

adjectiveNot likely:doubtful, improbable, questionable, unapt.

Translations

不太可能的未必的

unlikely

(anˈlaikli) adjective not likely or probable. an unlikely explanation for his absence; She's unlikely to arrive before 7.00 p.m.; It is unlikely that she will come. 未必的 未必的

unlikely

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