Complete Definition of "unlikely"

English

Etymology
un- + likely

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-unlikely.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj|unlikeli|er|more

  1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means.

Translations
trans-top|Not likely
Finnish: epätodennäköinen
trans-mid
French: peu probable
trans-bottom

Adverb
unlikely

  1. In an unlikely manner.

Translations
trans-top|In an unlikely manner
Finnish: epätodennäköisesti
trans-mid
trans-bottom

References
R:1913

fr:unlikely
io:unlikely
ru:unlikely
te:unlikely
vi:unlikely
zh:unlikely

Revision and Credits for"unlikely"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.