unlikely

[uhn-lahyk-lee]

un·like·ly

[uhn-lahyk-lee] adjective, un·like·li·er, un·like·li·est, adverb
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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Unlikely is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English unlikli. See un-1, likely

un·like·li·ness, noun
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unlikely (ʌnˈlaɪklɪ)
 
adj
not likely; improbable
 
un'likeliness
 
n
 
un'likelihood
 
n

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Idioms & Phrases

unlikely

see in the unlikely event.

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