unlikely

The definition of unlikely is something that is probably not going to happen or that has a very slim chance of occurring.

(adjective)

The chance of snow in June in Florida is an example of something that would be described as unlikely.

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See unlikely in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. not likely to happen or be true; improbable
  2. not likely to succeed; not promising

Origin: ME unlikly, prob. based on ON ūlīkligr

adverb

improbably: he may, not unlikely, join us

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See unlikely in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective un·like·li·er, un·like·li·est
  1. Not likely; improbable.
  2. Not promising; likely to fail.

Related Forms:

  • un·likeˈli·ness noun

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