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unlikely
adjective
Not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
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ʌnˈlaɪkli
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adjective
Not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
“Legislation on the question is highly unlikely”
adjective
Has little chance of being the case or coming about
“An unlikely story”
adjective
Having a probability too low to inspire belief
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Legislation on the question is highly unlikely
An improbable event
An unlikely story
An unlikely candidate for reelection
A butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism
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