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4 dictionary results for: improbable
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
im·prob·a·ble       [im-prob-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < L improbābilis. See im-2, probable]

im·prob·a·bly, adverb
im·prob·a·ble·ness, noun

questionable, doubtful, implausible.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
im·prob·a·ble       (ĭm-prŏb'ə-bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Unlikely to take place or be true.

im·prob'a·ble·ness n., im·prob'a·bly adv.
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improbable

adjective
1. not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event" [ant: likely
2. having a probability too low to inspire belief 
3. too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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