unlikely

Words with a similar base: unlikely

'unlikely'

[improbable.a.01] as in: not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred

Examples:
legislation on the question is highly unlikely
an improbable event

'unlikely'

[unlikely.a.02] as in: has little chance of being the case or coming about

Examples:
an unlikely story
an unlikely candidate for reelection
a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism

'unlikely'

[improbable.s.01] as in: having a probability too low to inspire belief

Origins

					unlikely (English)
├── likely (English)
│   └── líkligr (Old Norse)
└── un- (English)
    ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── unus (Latin)
        └── oinos (Latin)

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