unlikely
Use Unlikely in a sentence
li adjective
1.
not likely to be or occur; improbable; marked by doubt.
2.
holding little prospect of success; unpromising; likely to fail: He is an unlikely candidate for reelection.
3.
not ingratiating; objectionable.
adverb
4.
in an unlikely way.
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World English Dictionary
unlikely (ʌnˈlaɪklɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| not likely; improbable | |
| un'likeliness | |
| —n | |
| un'likelihood | |
| —n | |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Some photographic moments are memorable because they are so unlikely.
At the time, astronomers thought that events beyond a redshift of two or three were unlikely.
But it does mean that the global economy is robust enough so that these funds are unlikely to shake it.
Cirrhosis of the liver is unlikely to catch up with them for decades, and heart disease must seem as remote as retirement.
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