UNLIKELY
\ʌnlˈa͡ɪkli], \ʌnlˈaɪkli], \ʌ_n_l_ˈaɪ_k_l_i]\
Definitions of UNLIKELY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
By Princeton University
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means.
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Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable.
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In an unlikely manner.
By Oddity Software
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Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means.
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Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable.
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In an unlikely manner.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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